Account Manager / Senior Merchandiser Location: Manchester Product area: Men’s High Street casual fashion Salary to £60K depending on experience. We have been working with this growing 10 years old menswear supplier for a number of years and they started very small and have organically slowly built a reputation of great product for menswear casual brands and retailers in the UK. They are looking to and to the work force an experienced account manager who will be a linchpin in the business due to ongoing success. DUTIES: The Account Manager will be liaising with retail buyers, the design team and supporting staff as well as external suppliers. Meeting with buyers to discuss requirements and take briefs (selling as they go) Work close with tech and design teams to gather all info for sampling and costing. Deal with costings and lead time negotiation. Confirming and raise orders. Deal with sample and trim management – Manage the Critical path from order to delivery via factories and retailers Liaise with shipping. MUST HAVES TO BE SHORTLISTED The candidate suitable ideally will have recent worked in UK Menswear supplier in a similar role or as Senior Merchandiser in the same type of business and have "upselling mentality or even a buyer with a UK Menswear retailer. They will look at account managers in other menswear clothing areas but a passion for menswear would be important, it’s not just a job. Solid experience of dealing and liaison with retail buyers A great understanding of critical path management including shipping and factory liaison. First class English communication skills (written and verbal) Based commutable to Manchester centre daily and eligible to work in the UK This is a urgent and great role for somebody who wants to join a business where Menswear is a passion and your keen to help a business reach its goals “We will endeavour to contact you within 48 hours of receiving your CV, however due to the nature of our business this may be delayed due to meetings, holidays and offsite visits. If you have not had a response within 7 days then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful, due to high volume response unfortunately we are unable to reply to all applicants.” accountmanager seniormerchandiser buyer menswear manchester hiring recruiting dobsonwelch dominicbarclay