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Job Description
- Understanding of launch dates and priorities and chasing collections to ensure timely arrival of freight
- Attend Weekly Critical Path meetings with Buying & Merch to keep on top of production delays
- Forecasting freight shipments and consolidating shipments to get stock in on time for launches
- Managing the WIP sheet and delivery tracker, updating daily
- Escalating delays or date amends to merch to prompt alternative action
- Liaising with Forwarder & Supplier on Freight Forecast
- Managing collections across wide supplier base into 4 warehouses (currently and ever expanding)
- Liaising with suppliers to arrange collections
- Managing FOB suppliers – ensuring correct documentation is received on time and to correct spec
- Supply merch with dates and tracking information
- Signing off freight quotes in line with divisional targets
- Liaising with central freight team to agree freight rates with forwarders
- Working closely with Freight Forwarders to book and manage freight
- Weekly catch up calls
- Manage late shipment penalties
- Working closely with Merch to book deliveries with warehouse
- Work closely with Merch to manage warehouse intake per warehouse, keeping within capacity forecast
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year in industry (women apparel experience strongly advantageous)
- Confident and clear communication skills at all levels and desire to build strong working relationships
- Planning and organizational skills, along with problem-solving abilities
- The desire to improve ways of working and innovate, drive, enthusiasm and self-motivation
- Adaptability and flexibility to thrive within this fast-growing business.
- Team player
- Ability to think laterally and look for ways to improve things
- Commercial awareness
- Highly analytical and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
- Able to priorities, structure work & effectively manage time
- Excellent communicator – able to give clarity and set direction
- Ability to form good working relationships with internal teams and external clients
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Negotiation skills
- Driven and pro-active
Job Requirements
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player
- Strong organizing and analytical thinking;
- Good time-management skills
- Problem solving skills through innovation and creativity;
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to multitask
- Leadership skills;
- Excellent Data Analysis Skills
