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Production Manager PINK CITY PRINTS a UK company producing in Jaipur.  We are looking to hire a full time merchandiser at Pink City Prints, Jaipur. You will need to have a great command of English, excellent organisational skills, good technical design and textile knowledge.   You will be based at our stitching unit in Civil Lines, Jaipur which ships our hand made garments worldwide. Our standards and quality is very high and we need to ensure that the Merchandiser keeps the operations running smoothly and on time.  You must be passionate about slow fashion and helping to promote Indian crafts.  Your excel and computer skills must be of a high standard as shipping documents need to be created and invoices raised from suppliers need to be passed to the accountant. You may also have to book tickets and hotels.  You must be a great all rounder who is keen to learn more and do their best. As we are a small company we have to carry out a mixture of tasks mentioned so the candidate must be willing to help where possible.  You will be required to carry out small QCs at our unit and other stitching units we partner with to ensure quality is being met.  1. Communication:  The export merchandiser must communicate with a variety of departments and professionals in the apparel industry. There are several departments, including sourcing and purchasing, accounts, production, and shipping. Professionals such as current and new buyers, higher authorities, assistants, suppliers, and laborers. 2. Planning:  The export merchandiser intends the TNA Plan, critical path or order scheduling, requirements, and order execution. The merchandiser also programs yarn purchasing, knitting, dyeing, printing, sampling, production process, and inspection. 3.  Keep track The export merchandiser must keep track of whether each task was completed on time or not, and if a problem arises, a solution must be devised to resolve the issue. Knitting, dyeing, printing, sampling, garment production, and shipping are all processes. After the buyer's or buying house's approval, production must begin. 4.  Decision-making  Merchandisers make several decisions regarding order processing in the apparel industry. Such as buyer selection, sourcing and purchasing accessories, approvals for fabric, color, printing, packing, and supplier selection. If there is a problem with order execution, the merchandiser will extend the time frame with the buyer's knowledge. 5. Sourcing  Sourcing is also a component of export merchandiser, but buyers are increasingly aware of sourcing. The buyer sources the exact accessories on their own for a low price, good quality, and no approval is required. The buyer directs the merchandiser to simply follow and purchase the accessories. 6. Negotiation Negotiation by merchandisers is one of the more challenging parts of the apparel industry. It is a process of persuading, bargaining, and striking a deal with the buyer. Price, approvals, quality, quantity, and shipment timings are all negotiables. 7. Costing Costing in the apparel industry is done by merchandisers in collaboration with higher-ups. The process of estimating or determining the cost of a product and its revenue price is known as costing. Following the cost estimation, the negotiation period starts with the buyer. Merchandisers want to update current prices and crises to ensure accurate costing. 8. Coordination   Coordination is an important parameter for the merchandiser. The potential risk of difficulties in the apparel production process is high, and this may have an effect on the production process. If a problem arises, the merchandiser must work with the team to complete the task successfully and on time. 9. Meeting  To know the status of the order, the merchandiser should indeed hold a weekly meeting with production and other related departments. If there is a problem in the production, the merchandiser or production manager will come up with an alternative solution to solve the problem. The merchandiser is required to attend a meeting with the boss or buyer to report on the status of the order. 10.  Filing & Updating  Merchandiser keeps track of documents such as order sheets, testing reports, approvals, inspection reports, and buyer communications. The documents can be properly maintained by generating various files such as buyer-wise, order-wise, approval files, testing report files, and communication files, which can be very useful in analyzing the order. 11. Managing You will need to ensure the factory staff are on track and carrying out the correct activities. Every month you will calculate the factories output and make plans to ensure the productions are finished in time. You must have a sharp eye for errors and quickly problem solve situations daily. You must have had experience of fittings and feedback to the pattern master so changes can be made.  Pay dependent on experience.