Merchandiser, Product Development/ 5-Month Contract

Assess product construction based on fabrics, trims and treatments and to build the Smart product to achieve the aesthetics and margin goals
Call out any risks on quality, capability and capacity at the early development stage and escalate to supervisor
Assess risks early to pull in CFT and QA expertise and work on solutions
Obtain and apply an understanding of fact-based costing - Knowledge in assessing material consumption (YY) and basic understanding of operational break downs of a garment
Come up with different cost options to achieve the business goals
Support the coordination of design trip. E.g. Conference room booking before visitor in town, Sample tracking. Post trip follow up with vendors
Manage tech pack in and out, work closely with vendors on meeting sample follow up.
Follow up costing with vendors to ensure costing to counterpart is provided in a timely manner.
Coordinate sample tracking
Update cost sheet per style
Fill in compliance questionnaires for senior to review
Co-ordinate with cross functional team including fit approval and style duplication per Senior Merchandiser direction
Learn and work on enterprise software (e.g. Salesforce)
Build manufacturing and product knowledge by spending time at the development centers and manufacturing sites