The Merchandising Manager (Department Head) is responsible for leading the merchandising function end-to-end for woven garments. The role ensures effective buyer management, order execution, profitability, team leadership, and on-time delivery while maintaining quality, compliance, and cost targets.

Key ResponsibilitiesBuyer & Business Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for buyers for all merchandising-related matters
- Lead order negotiations, confirmations, and change management
- Build long-term buyer relationships and support business growth
- Handle escalations related to delivery, quality, or costing

Order Execution & Planning
- Own end-to-end order lifecycle from development to shipment
- Ensure accurate T&A; planning and capacity alignment with production
- Monitor order progress across sampling, sourcing, production, QA, and logistics
- Drive on-time deliveries while minimizing air shipments and penalties

Costing & Profitability
- Lead costing, price negotiations, and margin control:
- Approve fabrics, trims,



and supplier selections in coordination with sourcing
- Ensure adherence to target costs and control cost leakages
- Review efficiency, wastage, and value engineering opportunities

Technical & Product Knowledge (Woven)
- Provide technical guidance on woven fabrics, garment construction, and finishes:
- Support sampling and product development decisions
- Ensure buyer specifications and quality standards are clearly understood and executed

Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and mentor the merchandising team (senior, junior merchandisers, coordinators)
- Allocate workloads and define explicit responsibilities
- Drive performance management, training, and succession planning
- Build a culture of accountability and collaboration

Cross-Functional Coordination
- Work closely with production, IE, sourcing, QA, compliance, and logistics teams
- Align merchandising commitments with factory capacity and capabilities
- Participate in pre-product

📌 Merchandising Manager (Saki Naka)
🏢 fabcott textiles
📍 Saki Naka