Role Overview: Seeking a highly technical, strategically minded Senior Merchandiser to act as the operational and commercial hub of our home furnishings division, driven by outsourced manufacturing, this role requires building system-led, cross-functional processes, bridging gaps between design and execution. Ensuring product excellence, as a standard maintaining consistency, a hallmark of premium brand positioning.
Key Responsibilities Vendor Management & Production Oversight
Drive Outsourced Manufacturing via Identifying, onboard, and managing vendor partners capable of executing high-end home textiles and furnishings, enforcing rigorous quality control and adhere to tech packs.
Negotiation & Margin Control: Negotiate costs on premium raw materials and complex production techniques without compromising the tactile quality, structural integrity, or visual weight of the final product.
Timeline Management: Build and manage critical paths from initial prototyping to final delivery, ensuring timely deliveries.
Product Development & Assortment Strategy: Oversee the translation of intricate techniques into scalable production.
Cross-Functional System Leadership & Process Standardization: A system-led cross-functional communication ensuring seamless information sharing across design, sourcing, marketing, and sales.
Cataloguing & Visual Merchandising: Coordinate closely with the creative and photography teams to ensure production samples arrive on time and perfectly finished for premium cataloguing.
Lifecycle Management: Track product performance, inventory flows, and sales data to inform future assortment planning and vendor allocation.
Qualifications & Experience
5 years of merchandising or product development experience, specifically within premium home furnishings or textiles.
Deep technical understanding of fabric construction, stitching, quilting embroidery, printing and home textile finishing.
Proven track record of managing an outsourced manufacturing base, with robust vendor management.
Exceptional eye for detail and scalability.
Solid financial acumen to manage pricing strategies and gross margins.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate concepts into concrete technical directives for factories.
📌 Senior Merchandiser Thane (India)
🏢 Sarom Fab
📍 India
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