Merchandising Director

We are working with a global sourcing company in hiring a Country Manager to lead the production and sourcing operations in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The role will drive revenue growth, monitor P&L against budget, deliver end-to-end sourcing solutions as the key liasion between customers, local factories and internal merchandising teams to ensure quality, reliabilty and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• P&L & Financial Management: manage annual profit and budget plans. Monitor performance against plan, perform cost and margin analysis, improve cost efficiency etc.
• Sourcing Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing plans from concept to implementation. Lead sourcing trips to mills and factories to identify, develop, and grow production bases for knit, woven, and sweater categories.
• Customer Partnership: Build executive-level partnerships with customers. Understand sourcing strategy, quality standards, delivery expectations, and future requirements to actively participate in strategic planning.
• Quality Assurance & Reliability: Oversee coordination between merchandising, technical, and production teams to ensure garment quality and reliability standards are met consistently.
• Technical Alignment: Collaborate with the technical team on fit, fabric, color, quality and production techniques etc.
• People Leadership & Development: Foster teamwork, morale, and associate relations across all divisions.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience: 10–15 years of merchandising and production management experience in the apparel business.
• Leadership Scope: Proven senior management experience in garment sourcing, resource allocation, budgeting, and planning etc.
• Languages: High proficiency in English (verbal and written)
• Competencies: Strong marketing sense, finance and business acumen, detail-oriented with ability to see the overall big picture and strategy.
• Technical Skills: Product development skills and brand-appropriate taste level across knit, woven, and sweater categories in women wear