Senior Merchandiser - Development at MAS Holdings

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Expectations Management, Pricing, Commercialization, Project Coordination, Relationship Building, Order Management, Procurement, Raw Material Planning, PO Fulfillment, Risk Mitigation, Costing, BOM, PLM, Salesforce Updates, Sample Development, Negotiation

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Description

Senior Merchandiser - Development (Based at Dehiwala) MAS is Sri Lanka’s largest exporter and South Asia’s largest design-to-delivery solution providers in apparel and textile manufacturing. With a global community of 100,000, today, MAS spans across 13 countries with its portfolio expanding into wearable technology, FemTech, logistics and fabric parks worldwide. Over three decades, MAS has gained global recognition for its ethical and sustainable working environment as well as its impeccable craftsmanship and product excellence. Embark on a journey of change with MAS, by joining the MAS Intimates, Dehiwala team as Senior Merchandiser - Development to follow through and manage activities within the entire process, whilst supporting management in building relationships, ensuring price right, timely and accurate information is maintained with all relevant parties in order to drive operational excellence and achievement of set business objectives Key Responsibilities * Manage customer expectations by delivering tailored development solutions and ensuring on-time pricing and commercialization. * Coordinate and oversee new development projects, ensuring alignment with internal and external deadlines. * Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and achieve KPIs. * Lead effective order management through timely procurement, raw material planning, PO fulfillment, and risk mitigation. * Oversee costing, BOM, PLM, and salesforce updates, ensuring financial targets are met. * Ensure timely and accurate sample development, fabric sourcing, and color approval processes. * Negotiate pricing, delivery terms, MOQ/MCQ, and raw material sourcing in collaboration with fabric technologists. * Champion lean initiatives and Kaizen projects to support continuous improvement and departmental goals. Qualifications * 3-4 years of relevant work experience * Degree/ Management qualification in a relevant field * Professional - Fully Qualified * Prior knowledge in bulk order execution is highly advantageous * Mathematics background * Excellent communication and negotiation skills * Knowledge on Product Development, styles and samples * Team work and collaboration- ability to engage with individuals from cross functional teams * Relationship building * Planning and organization skills * Detail oriented and attention to detail

Responsibilities

The Senior Merchandiser - Development will manage activities throughout the entire process, focusing on building relationships, ensuring accurate pricing, and maintaining timely information flow to drive operational excellence and meet business objectives. Key duties include managing customer expectations, overseeing new development projects, leading order management, and overseeing costing and financial target achievement.