IT/Computer - Other IT/Computer Ladysmith FULL TIME Job Summary Key Responsibilities: * Analyse tech packs, yarn properties, fabric construction, and trim requirements alongside product developers * Build and maintain day-to-day client relationships, providing clear updates on sample status and order progress * Participate in commercial negotiations on unit pricing, credit terms, and shipping schedulesunder senior guidance * Track daily production and quality progress across the factory floor against brand benchmarks * Maintain accurate order, inventory, and sample-approval records using internal systems and spreadsheets * Partner with production planners to convert buyer order sheets into executable factory floor timelines * Act as frontline support resolving production bottlenecks, documentation errors, or volume changes * Conduct ongoing research into regional fashion trends, fabric innovations, and raw material pricing Must Have: * Degree or Diploma in Textile Technology, Clothing & Textile Technology, Fashion Design * 2 – 5 years’ merchandising experience within the textile or garment manufacturing industry * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for fabric defects and manufacturing friction points * Excellent written and verbal communication skills for client-facing and factory-floor interactions * Intermediate Microsoft Excel proficiency (data sorting, formulas, lookups) * Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, high-output manufacturing environment Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 14 days then please consider your application as unsuccessful SRG Recruitment Recruiter
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