Centric Brands

Designs and markets licensed apparel brands

Assistant Manager - Merchandising

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDhaka, BangladeshNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Proven 10–12 years of working experience in merchandising.
Creativity, technical capability, and sensibility for merchandising and design.
Up-to-date knowledge of the latest merchandising trends and best practices.
Knowledge of garment manufacturing, including construction, fabrication, trim, and print techniques.
Ability to multitask and meet deadlines, with strong attention to detail.
Bachelor’s degree in textile engineering or a related field.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, and Excel.
Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

Handle end-to-end product development through shipment, ensuring quality, vendor suitability, pricing, and on-time delivery.
Manage and control price negotiations with suppliers, and collect market and competitor activity information.
Own final order negotiations with vendors and manage order details and requirements with suppliers and production units.
Source potential new suppliers and manage a reliable, responsive supply base, discussing supplier performance to improve speed to market.
Guide the team on supplier development and supplier briefings, seasonal supplier evaluations, and seasonal production-capacity blocking.
Ensure satisfactory execution of all purchase orders for the business stream to meet commercial key performance indicators, including on-time delivery, and follow up on work in progress.
Guide and manage sourcing communications for the business stream.
Manage the team and cross-functional parties, including quality assurance and technical teams, on order status and supplier capabilities.
Manage the team to achieve business objectives.
Train new vendors and factories during onboarding.
Build and maintain a vendor network to meet business needs.
Allocate sample development, and handle costing and price negotiation.
Monitor time-and-action and work-in-progress schedules for respective accounts to ensure sample and bulk production stay on track.
Collaborate with buyers and suppliers to negotiate prices, quantities, and timescales.
Resolve problems and conflicts between buyers and vendors.
Maximize customer interests at margin levels.
Build constructive customer relationships and collaborate with channel partners.
Maintain clear and timely communication with internal and external partners.
Monitor vendor and factory inspection bookings, vessel-space bookings, and shipping-document uploads.
Coordinate with the compliance team on factory evaluation renewals and factory corrective action plans.
Report to the manager periodically.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

Handle end to end product’s development till shipment, ensure right quality, right vendor, right price and on time delivery.
Manage and control the price negotiation with suppliers, collect market and competitor activities.
Accountable for final order negotiation with the vendors, manage and control order details and requirements to the suppliers/production units.
Sourcing potential new suppliers, managing reliable and responsive supply base, discussing supplier performance to achieve speed in the market.
Guide team for supplier development and supplier briefing, seasonal supplier evaluation and seasonal capacity blocking for production.
Ensure satisfactory execution of all POs placed for business stream to meet all commercial KPIs: OTD etc. and WIP follow-ups
Guide and manage sourcing communication for business stream.
Manage team and cross functional parties (eg: QA/Technical Teams) on order status and supplier capabilities.
Managing the team to achieve business objectives.
New Vendor/factory onboarding training.
Build and maintain vendor network to business needs.
SMS development allocation, costing, price negotiation.
Monitoring T&A (WIP) of respective accounts to ensure SMS and bulk production are on track.
Collaborate with buyers and suppliers, to negotiate prices, quantities and timescales.
Solving problems/conflicts between buyer and vendor.
Maximize customer interest at margin levels.
Build constructive customer relationships and team with channel partners
Keep fluid, clear and timely communication with both internal and external partners
Monitoring vendor/factory on time inspection booking, vessel space booking, shipping document uploading etc.
Coordinate with compliance team for FE renew and factory corrective action plan.
Time to time reporting to the manager.
Perform other duties as assigned by Management

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

Additional Requirements

Proven 10-12 years of working experience in merchandising
Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for merchandising/design
Up to date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices
Knowledge of garment manufacturing, including construction, fabrication, trim and print techniques
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, highly detail oriented and meticulous
Bachelor’s degree in textile engineering or related field
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, Excel

Competency Requirements (if applicable)

Centric Values:

Innovative
Resourceful
Collaborative
Respectful

Behavioral Competencies:

Problem Solving
Capability to drive improvement of image
Initiative
Ownership
Communication

Language Proficiency:

Fluent in: English

Specific Working Conditions

Frequency of Travel: As required.

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About the Company

Centric Brands

Designs and markets licensed apparel brands

Centric Brands coordinates design, development, sourcing, marketing, and distribution for a broad lineup of apparel, accessories, beauty, and entertainment products. It operates end-to-end from product creation to retail and digital commerce, offering licensed and owned brands across kids, men’s, and women’s categories through mass retailers, specialty stores, department stores, and online. The company differentiates itself with a large catalog of licensed names (e.g., Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Kate Spade, Disney, Marvel) plus owned labels and joint ventures, supported by global sourcing and brand-building expertise. Its goal is to help partners grow by delivering comprehensive brand-building and distribution capabilities while ensuring high-quality products and positive social impact in communities where it works.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 2018

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