Merchandiser

Kiran Jewels India., India's largest jewellery brand is looking for Jewellery Creative Merchandiser. The right candidate will have close tab on trends and should have exceptional design & merchandising abilities. The person will be responsible for developing an exciting and Luxurious range of jewellery designs that maintain our unique identity and brand image in Market.. The role would require managing all the day-to-day product development operations of the company. The selected candidate would report to the Creative Director of the company

The candidate would need to be high energy passionate individual with great design and creative merchandising skills.

Job Responsibilities:

1. To develop and institutionalize design processes, so as to create ranges that are new, trendy, innovative and commercially viable, for all categories.

2. Create new styles / range and communicating specifications to Designers, CAD/CAM and Production Teams and ensuring predefined norms

3. Costing of Designs in line with budgeted parameters

4. Monitoring Quality Control of Manual Designing, CAD/CAM and sampling to ensure minimum to nil faults (Zero Defect System)

5. Curate and analyse market trends to stay ahead of the latest in jewellery fashion.

6. Collaborate with design and production teams to develop new and exciting jewellery collections.

7. Manage inventory and ensure optimal stock levels to meet customer demand.

8. Work closely with vendors to source high-quality materials and negotiate favourable terms.

9. Plan and execute merchandising strategies to enhance product visibility and drive sales.

10. Monitor sales performance and adjust merchandising plans accordingly.

11. Conduct market research to identify opportunities and threats in the jewellery industry.

12. Build strong relationships with clients and provide excellent customer service.

13. Forecasting trends, developing inspiration design direction for each season & trends of market.

14. Hiring new designer, coach them, and monitor their performance for creativity and exquisiteness of product design

15. To guide, manage and lead the design teams and effectively manage this crucial creative resource

16. Building an album of jewellery design and creating a network of designers to bring in new design perspectives.

17. Staying ahead of general trends in the jewellery industry as well as key fashion trends.

18. Designing luxurious and client oriented jewellery designs.

19. Browsing Design galleries & researching jewellery trends and keeping an eye on the fashion world to keep abreast of developments in the industry

Eligibility criteria :

- Bachelor Degree in Jewellery & Accessory Design from a premier Designing Institute

-Minimum 5-10 Years of designing & merchandising experience

- 3 Years of leadership experience, managing design and creative team

- Highly creative and an innovative with strong designing skills

- Ability to work to tight deadlines and briefs

- Experience with Corel Draw, Rhino, etc.

- Organized and self-motivated

- Freehand drawing, 2D drawing, and Technical drawing skills

- Manufacturing process knowledge

- Management skills to manage creative people

- Ability to grasp the business realities