📄 Job Description
A Leading Buying House in Gurgaon is looking for an experienced Senior Merchandiser – PD & Production to manage end-to-end product development and production merchandising for international apparel buyers.
The role involves coordinating with international buyers, vendors, factories and internal teams while managing product development, sampling, costing, production follow-up, quality and delivery timelines.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Handle end-to-end Product Development & Production Merchandising.
- Coordinate with international buyers, vendors, factories and internal teams.
- Manage Tech Packs, BOM, specifications, artwork, fabrics and trims.
- Drive sample development, comments and approvals.
- Prepare and monitor T&A calendars.
- Manage costing, price negotiation and order execution.
- Coordinate fabric, trims, accessories and production requirements.
- Monitor production, quality and delivery timelines.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- 7–11 years of relevant experience in Apparel Merchandising.
- Strong exposure to Product Development & Production Merchandising.
- Good understanding of Woven / Knit garments.
- Strong knowledge of Sampling, Costing, T&A and Production Follow-up.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience handling international buyers.
- Ability to manage multiple styles/orders simultaneously.
- Graduate/Postgraduate in Fashion, Apparel, Textile, Merchandising or related field preferred.
⭐ Key Skills
- Apparel Merchandising
- Product Development
- Production Merchandising
- International Buyer Management
- Tech Packs & BOM
- Sampling & Approvals
- Costing & Price Negotiation
- T&A Calendar Management
- Fabric & Trim Coordination
- Production Follow-up
- Quality & Delivery Management
- Woven / Knit Garments
- Communication & Negotiation
- Order Execution
💰 Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a leading apparel buying house.
- Exposure to international apparel buyers.
- End-to-end involvement in product development and production merchandising.
- Exposure to multiple apparel styles and orders.
- Opportunity to work across vendors, factories and internal teams.
⭐ Why Join?
- Work with a leading buying house in the apparel industry.
- Opportunity to manage product development and production for international buyers.
- Gain exposure to complete merchandising cycles from sampling to delivery.
- Work closely with vendors, factories and cross-functional teams.
- Opportunity to contribute to product development, costing and order execution.
🧠 Core Skills Required
- Product Development: Strong experience managing end-to-end apparel product development.
- Production Merchandising: Ability to manage production requirements, follow-up, quality and delivery.
- Buyer Coordination: Experience handling international buyers and managing comments and approvals.
- Sampling: Strong understanding of sample development, Tech Packs, BOM and specifications.
- Costing & Negotiation: Ability to manage costing and negotiate prices effectively.
- T&A Management: Experience preparing and monitoring T&A calendars.
- Fabric & Trim Management: Understanding of fabrics, trims, accessories and related production requirements.
- Order Management: Ability to manage multiple styles and orders simultaneously.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Revise end-to-end apparel merchandising and product development processes.
- Prepare examples of handling international apparel buyers.
- Be ready to discuss Tech Packs, BOM, specifications, artwork, fabrics and trims.
- Prepare examples of sample development, comments and approval management.
- Revise costing and price negotiation processes.
- Be prepared to explain how you prepare and monitor T&A calendars.
- Prepare examples of production follow-up, quality management and delivery coordination.
- Be ready to discuss managing multiple styles/orders simultaneously.
- Highlight your experience with both Woven and Knit garments.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can send their updated resume directly to the hiring team.
📌 Email: [anjali@stap.co.in](mailto:anjali@stap.co.in)