French People Vietnam, a fast- growing textile company is looking for a Merchandiser in charge of samples development + bulk production + sourcing factories + costing with more than 3 years experience, with high energy and a get- it- done spirit to join our ho chi minh team! Please visit our website: www.frenchpeopledesign.com
***In charge of several customers’ accounts within the companySamples development:• In charge of liaising with suppliers in china and vietnam for ordering fabric yardages and trims as required• In charge of liaising with factories to book capacity to produce samples• In charge of getting all of them on time versus schedule• responsible for gathering related invoices and fapiaos from suppliers and pass them to accounting department. In charge of following up all samples expenses and invoicing until full completion of payments to suppliers / from customers• In charge of liaising with designers + pattern maker + sewing team in sample room to set up and meet the production samples’ calendar• In charge of checking samples with qc team to ensure compliance in every detail and measuring – produce reports for customers• Measurements and other follow up tables to be filled in and updated + internal erp• In charge of booking courrier to ship samples to customers
Bulk production follow up- in charge of several customers’ accounts• Report directly to the company management on a daily basis and strictly follow up and report on the Production Plan table. Must ensure that products are delivered on time.• Manage the entire bulk production life cycle with China and / or Vietnam suppliers up to the shipment• Work closely with factories in order to ensure they fully and accurately understand requirements for all tech packs, timelines, pricing, packaging, testing, delivery deadlines, quality standards and compliance.• Responsible for providing customer’s guidelines to factories and monitoring their strict application during the whole bulk production process.• Ensure with suppliers that bulk yardage, accessories and trims are delivered on time to ensure agreed delivery date is met• Follow up all requested samples and on time delivery• Liaise with the sample room to get the sample checked and responsible for putting together the report and for sending it to the customer• Liaise between factories and qc 3rd party to ensure all garments’ quality requirements are met during inline and final check• Support in monitoring all delivery related issues: responsible for execution and weekly updates in writing for all pos, and ensure timely and accurate information is given to the management team.• Follow up with other members of the team in charge of documentation, shipping and logistics issues, to ensure on time ex- factory and boarding of vessel.
Administrative part• Responsible for gathering all related invoices of dedicated customer’s accounts and pass them to accounting department• Review of loss and profit per customer• Responsible for daily updating of the detailed production planning through internal erp• Monitoring all delivery issues and responsible for weekly updates in writing and ensure timely and accurate information is given to the management team.• Follow up with other members of the team in charge of documentation, shipping and logistics issues, to ensure on time ex- factory and boarding of vessel.
Open costs / quoting:• Responsible for liaising with suppliers to get all fabrics / trims / accessories prices• Produce and update bill of materail and open costs based on various possible order quantities• Negotiation with suppliers and factories to achieve price targets• Support and follow up with factories for “best” terms- including costing, delivery dates, payment terms, etc.- for the company.• In charge of keeping the supplier’s database up to date at all time• Actively report all suppliers’ performance issues, assist in sourcing and evaluating new suppliers in china and south east asia or Europe region for fabric, trims and accessories as necessary.
