Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.
Overall Responsibilities
• Collaborating closely with the NY design team on a daily basis, providing real-time information to support their creative processes.• Conducting market research to identify customer preferences, trends, and competitors, informing handbag development.• Communicating effectively with design, suppliers, factories, teammates to ensure accurate information exchange.• Ensuring handbag samples meet quality standards before customer presentation.• Monitoring timelines, tracking progress, and managing multiple projects.• Cultivating supplier relationships, negotiating prices, suggesting cost-saving alternatives.• Creating order charts and making sure they are accurate before placing to the production team.• Diligently overseeing the confirmation and pre-production (P.P) sample in collaboration with the QA team.• Collaborating closely with the production team to address any customer inquiries or concerns.
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Additional Requirements
• Proven working experience in merchandising• Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for merchandising/design• Up to date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices• Knowledge of Handbag manufacturing, including construction, fabrication, trim and print techniques• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented and meticulous• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or related field• Excellent verbal and written communications skills• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe products
Language ProficiencyFluent in: English, Mandarin
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Centric Brands LLC is a global leading lifestyle brand collective that has unparalleled expertise in product design, development and sourcing, retail and digital commerce, marketing, and brand building. Centric designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in the kids, men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, beauty, and entertainment categories. The Company’s portfolio includes licenses for more than 100 iconic brands, including Airwalk®, Calvin Klein®, Tommy Hilfiger®, Nautica®, and Under Armour® in the kid’s category; Buffalo®, Faherty®, Hervé Léger®, IZOD® and Joe’s Jeans® in the men’s and women’s apparel category; All Saints®, Coach®, Frye®, Hunter®, Kate Spade®, Michael Kors®, and Vince® in the accessories category; and in the Sports & Entertainment category, Disney®, Marvel®, Messi®, Nickelodeon®, and Warner Brothers® among many others. The Company also owns and operates Avirex®, Fiorelli®, Hudson®, Robert Graham®, and Taste Beauty® and operates joint venture brands, Favorite Daughter, Jennifer Fisher, and Preston Lane. The Company’s products are sold through leading mass-market retailers, specialty and department stores, and online. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with U.S. offices in Los Angeles and Greensboro, and international offices in Asia, Europe, Montreal, and Toronto. Centric Brands social impact efforts are centered around our commitment to serve and uplift the communities where we live and do business. Through our collective volunteerism and contributions, we are dedicated to making a caring and lasting impact on the world around us.
For more information about Centric Brands, please visit www.centricbrands.com.
