Use effective ways for problem solving by Sweater knowledge with providing multiple options.
Great creativity and constantly searching for new ideas to share with clients and vendors.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Merchandiser in Sweater
William E Connor & Associates Limited
01.2022 - Current
Follow up orders with vendors, customers, and internal parties to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time delivery.
Able to help customer to follow up on sampling, pricing, order placement, quality control and shipping arrangement effectively by considering customer’s requirements and supplier’s resources.
Maintain strong business relationships with vendors for product development and production.
Arrange sample submission to customers for approval.
Identify business opportunities by finding new vendors or product ideas to client.
Keep abreast of market trend by visiting both existing and new suppliers.
Work closely with other departments such as Quality Control and Shipping for updating quality standard and shipment status.
Merchandiser in Sweater
William E Connor & Associates Limited
10.2009 - 01.2022
Coordinate daily operational activities in screening new product development samples, pre-production samples
Negotiate with vendors on price, discount, delivery and working terms
Track and review pre-production sample, specs and colour swatches to ensure samples match with required specifications and quality standard
Communicate order and new sampling details and requirements to factories and all parties concerned
Monitor production process properly to meet quantity, quality, order specifications and delivery dates
Diagnose production problems and work with factories to present alternatives to both buyers and management
Work with vendors to improve on-time delivery / vendor score card
Coordinate with internal departments such as MIS / Shipping, Technical, QA, Finance & Administration to ensure smooth workflow for order follow-up.
Merchandiser in Swimwear
Asco General Suppliers (Far East) Ltd
03.2007 - 08.2009
To support the development and implementation of the product launch and sourcing strategies from UK office
To work with cross functional teams for input from development stage to final dispatch
To support supervisors and cross functional / cross plant developments in challenging and moving forward performance for the team and associated vendors, in terms of value, service and cost
Ensure all the samples delivery on time and negotiate pricing with buyers
To analysis development hit rate compare with bulk production.
Merchandiser in Knit Sweater
Oriental MFG Co (HK) Ltd
03.2005 - 03.2007
Issue purchase order to factory
Follow up order from development to production
Review and measurement samples before send out
Keep tracking on approval status
Review and send out all the lab dips and dye lots
Also keep tracking on approval status.
Assistant Merchandiser in Knit Sweater
Oriental MFG Co (HK) Ltd
06.2001 - 03.2005
Tracking all samples approval status, need to travel to factory regularly to ensure it meets delivery date
Review and send out all lab dips and dye lots
Also keep tracking on approval status
Negotiating price with supplier.
Education
Japanese
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09.2002 - 05.2004
Textiles And Clothing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
09.1999 - 05.2002
Textiles And Clothing
Clothing Industry Training Authority
09.1997 - 05.1999
HKCEE 1999
HKCEE 1997
Sing Yin Secondary School
09.1992 - 05.1997
Availability
Mid July 2024
Personal Information
ID Number: Z055579(8)
Expected Salary: 28K - 30K
Date of Birth: 07/30/1980
Additional Information
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and Chinese Word Input