Location: Tirupur
Reporting To: Divisional Merchandising Manager
Team: 4 Assistant Merchandising Managers

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Merchandising Manager / Senior Merchandising Manager – Apparel to lead merchandising operations from Tirupur.

This is a key leadership and execution role with responsibility for managing a team of four Assistant Merchandising Managers while maintaining strong control over customer requirements, costing, product development, factories, production and delivery.
The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge of the Tirupur knitwear sourcing ecosystem, strong exposure to international retail customers and the ability to independently resolve commercial and operational challenges.
This is not a desk-based people-management role. We are looking for someone who is comfortable getting directly involved with factories, suppliers and production teams whenever execution requires it.

Key Responsibilities




Independently manage end-to-end merchandising operations for assigned apparel customers from development and costing through bulk production and shipment.
Lead, mentor and drive accountability across a team of 4 Assistant Merchandising Managers.
Own critical-path / T&A; management and ensure timely completion of sampling, approvals, production milestones and shipments.
Drive product costing and negotiate effectively with factories, mills and suppliers to achieve competitive pricing and targeted commercial outcomes.
Work closely with factories on capacity planning, production allocation, delivery commitments and issue resolution.
Maintain strong relationships with factory owners, merchandising teams and key suppliers across the Tirupur ecosystem.
Proactively identify risks relating to cost, quality, capacity and delivery and intervene before they impact customers.
Coordinate closely with Quality, Technical, Production and other cross-functional teams to ensure smooth order execution.
Ensure explicit and timely communication wit

📌 MM / SMM – Apparel (India)
🏢 Psmith Advisors
📍 India