TRAFFIC North West

Merchandising & Production Manager

Danielle Ward Recruitment

Job Description

Location: North West

Job Reference No: IM01

Recruiting Consultant: Dani

Details Merchandising and Production Manager - Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Merchandising and Production Manager to join a highly successful fashion business.

This role will take full ownership of the product journey from factory order placement through to customer delivery, ensuring the critical path is maintained, supplier relationships are effectively managed, and customer expectations are met.

Working closely with Directors and Sales Agents, you will sit across both merchandising and production, while also managing a team of Import Merchandisers and taking direct responsibility for factories and suppliers.

Merchandising and Production Manager Responsibilities
  • Managing the end-to-end product journey from factory order placement through to customer delivery
  • Ensuring the critical path is maintained across all orders.
  • Managing and developing relationships with factories and suppliers
  • Overseeing a team of Import Merchandisers
  • Working closely with Directors and Sales Agents
Skills and Experience
  • Extensive experience within merchandising or production management in a wholesale fashion company
  • Experience managing supplier and factory relationships, ideally with Far East sourcing.
  • Previous experience working with major retailers such as ASOS.
  • Familiarity with retailer portals and compliance requirements
  • Confident with excellent communication skills
Additional Information

This is a senior role within a successful fashion business, requiring a confident communicator with strong experience across both merchandising and production.

About This Role

Career insights for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers positions

Salary Benchmark
$38,520/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
Coordination Monitoring Speaking Active Listening Service Orientation
Common Technologies
Microsoft Excel Restaurant Operations & Management Spreadsheet Library Evernote Microsoft Word Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale NCR Advanced Checkout Solution NCR NeighborhoodPOS Compeat Restaurant Accounting Systems

Job Overview

Date Posted
01 May 2026
Location
North West, South Africa

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Insights

Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.

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