Senior Merchandiser

About the role

The Lululemon Liaison Office (LLO) team ensures its products are made to the highest quality, delivered on time and manufactured with partners who share its commitment. The Senior Merchandiser reports to the Merchandising Manager and manages pre-bulk activities from costing to production, acting as the regional point of contact for vendors during development and production.

Key responsibilities

• Support and manage pre-bulk activities from costing to production, end to end
• Act as the regional vendor contact and support risk identification, linking with internal cross-functional teams on action plans
• Costing: analyse, validate cost breakdowns, negotiate costs and strive for vendor cost SOP adherence
• Input costing data and manage costing reports
• Manage BUY (order placement) and negotiate the best delivery terms with vendors
• Analyse vendor capacity and capability to ensure on-time delivery
• Resolve production issues with cross-functional teams and manage the production process, including WIP, PO management and labelling
• Visit factories regularly to observe end-to-end production and work with cross-functional teams on solutions
• Work with local and global quality teams on social compliance and quality standards, and report delivery status and issues to SSC counterparts
• Manage shipment booking and shipping with vendors, plus other assigned duties

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Textiles, Merchandising or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in a similar role within a production environment
• Strong knowledge of technical fabrics, garment construction and related machinery
• Direct vendor experience and ability to drive vendor performance
• Able to analyse workflows and identify bottlenecks
• Fluent in English
• Authorization to work in Sri Lanka is required

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables)
• PLM and PO systems such as Flex PLM and TradeStation

What we offer

• Competitive base pay and a team-based bonus program
• Paid time off and generous employee discounts
• Fitness and yoga classes, a parenthood top-up program and personal and professional development programs