Apparel Merchandiser Resume Examples

Highly-qualified Apparel Merchandiser who supervises the selection purchase and distribution of garments for department stores. Adept at communicating with care and efficiency to relay critical information between vendors purchasing departments and the manufacturing team. Specializes in the negotiation of production costs and prices on behalf of the purchasing and marketing departments.

• Vendor management
• Pricing and cost negotiation
• Highly effective communicator
• Solutions-focused leadership strategy
• File maintenance for heavy vendor caseloads
• Project management
• Quality assurance
• Diligent and detail-oriented

• Supervised the process of requesting samples from vendors for the marketing and purchasing departments.
• Oversaw the process of selecting vendors based upon the product specification requests of the marketing and purchasing department. Performed all price and manufacturing cost negotiations according to the companyÕs strict product release timeline.
• Facilitated the communication between various parties involved with production in order to promote strong working relationships. Maintained records of requests complaints conflict resolution and other communication for over 74 vendors representing 9.8 million dollars in annual purchasing.

• Managed communication with over 34 prospective vendors. Solicited apparel garment and textile samples on behalf of the buyer.
• Oversaw quality assurance communications between vendors and purchasing departments assisting with conflict resolution and negotiations on product inspection and development timelines.