African Management Services Heritage Supply Chain & Merchandising Manager Jobs in Kenya

African Management Services Heritage Supply Chain & Merchandising Manager Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

One of the largest global apparel companies is looking for a Heritage Supply Chain & Merchandising Manager to join their team.


He/ She will be responsible for the efficient operations and execution of all the activities related to the design, development and manufacturing of apparel for the export market and collaborate with different business partners including fabric and trim development, fit evaluation, sales and capacity planning and seasonal demand loading teams.

He/ She will represent the best interests of the brand internally and externally, oversee the brand strategic development and initiate garment supply chain solutions that meet the needs of the brand, attract, retain and build talent at all levels with skills and competencies indicative of best in class apparel professionals.


Manage the day to day execution and business operations for the brand to ensure KPI’s are achieved such as finished garment ON TIME DELIVERY (OTD), garment quality, corporate responsibility and environmental best practices.

Responsibilities:

Be the company’s brand ambassador in the hub (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Speedo, Van Heusen etc)

Recruit and build a capable, fully functional apparel supply team.

Manage the driving of the garment development process from inception to sales and the importation of fabric, trims & packaging material from the origin to destination through Time & Action calendars.

Manage the efficient running of the team in line with the company’s requirements.

Building transparent and collaborative relationships with the company’s partner garment production factories in Kenya.

Drive collaboration with internal business partners ensuring close alignment with fabric and trim development, fit evaluation, sales and capacity planning and seasonal demand loading teams.

Drive the implementation of compliance as it relates to government regulations, health & safety and

employee rights as well as to drive sustainability goals of the company with our partner factories.

Deliver against the garment production service level agreements and cost objectives for the company.

Work with Supply counter-parts including operations, sourcing, Raw Materials, Technical and Design team, Quality Assurance team, logistics, Corporate Responsibility team.

Work with external contacts; Vendor i.e., Garment production factories, Fabric, trim and packaging suppliers, service providers i.e. shipping lines, freight forwarders, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Ministry of Labor, NITA, EPZA, Ken Invest etc.

Ability to influence internal and external resources for exploring newness for the brand.

Being initiative to offer new ideas and provide options for brand solutions.

Ability to manage a team for the brand, needs and collaborate with multicultural, multi-lingual, multi-time zone business partners and get execution of brand strategy in line.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years brand management experience,

Deep understanding of garment construction and operations within a garment factory,

Successful on-boarding of a new garment factory,

Successful launch of new apparel product categories in existing manufacturing platforms,
Apparel cost negotiation,

Production plan validation and follow up

Leading, managing and development of garment supply team

Experience in a global apparel and garment manufacturing environment

Master’s degree in apparel or fashion technology or related field

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