Senior Merchandiser - Development

(Based at Pelawattha)

Linea Aqua is a swimwear manufacturer, established as a joint venture between MAS Holdings and Speedo International in 2001. Linea Aqua operates across Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and in addition to swimwear, also offers activewear solutions to select customers, providing a comprehensive service across performance and lifestyle categories. Along with servicing its joint venture partner, Speedo, the company also services premier international brands such as In Private, Aerie, and Land’s End, and is the go-to manufacturer for high-performance swimwear worn by Olympic athletes.

Empower transformation by becoming a driving force of change at MAS. We are on the lookout for a dedicated individual for effective handling of customers and transfer of orders to purchasing and manufacturing units in order to meet business objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinate and facilitate the sample development process while ensuring customer T&A is met. Set sourcing strategy.
Initiate sourcing of raw materials (which are not nominated by customer) with respective departments.
Follow up with suppliers and customer to ensure raw materials are approved to proceed the bulk in line with customer timelines and requirements.
Accurate communication with procurement team (CPU) to proceed bulk purchasing.
Accurate price maintenance in SAP for FGs and all raw materials.
Coordination with internal departments (ex: Costing, PDC, CPU, PCU, Sourcing, admin) to ensure customer requirements are met on time.
Having a proper track on changes that happen throughout a given development cycle and communicate the same with respective internal departments to ensure bulk production is carried out as per latest customer modification.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Degree in Marketing with 2-3 years’ work experience in a similar capacity
SAP Knowledge will be an added advantage
Excellent communication skills and Negotiation skills
Sound knowledge about the Apparel Development/Production Processes