Fashion Merchandiser

Purpose: Deliver Andressa collections with the Designer, coordinating sourcing, costing, sampling and production to achieve approved quality, budgets and timelines. Context: Andressa is a contemporary Indian luxury womenswear brand uniting power dressing, heritage craft and bold-to-modest transformation. The merchandiser works alongside the Designer in an early-stage creative team, translating design intent into commercially viable products. The role connects material choices, artisan capabilities and production delivery while safeguarding Andressa’s luxury standards. Reports To: Creative Director Key Relations - Internal Chief Operating Officer Fashion Designer Production & Sampling Team Human Resources Manager Key Relations - External Fabric & Trim Suppliers Artisans & Production Vendors Mindset & Aptitude: Commercially alert, numerate and sensitive to design intent. Connect creative ambition with material availability, supplier capacity, quality and cost. Anticipate dependencies, question assumptions and solve development problems while protecting the Designer’s vision. Own follow-ups and escalate decisions early. Can continuously ask: "How can this design reach the customer on time, at the right cost and quality?" Role Accountabilities: Design & Collection Planning Work with the Designer on collection briefs and material needs. Build style, colour and size plans within approved budgets. Plan modular components and complete garment combinations. Map sampling, sourcing and production milestones. Submit commercial trade-offs to the Creative Director. Sourcing & Vendor Development Source luxury fabrics, trims, fasteners and specialist artisans. Compare quality, minimum orders, lead times and supplier capacity. Present material alternatives for the Designer’s approval. Costing & Commercial Control Maintain bills of materials, consumption and style cost sheets. Negotiate costs and flag variances against approved margins. Sampling & Approval Coordination Track prototypes, fit comments and sample approval deadlines. Record the Designer’s decisions and update vendor instructions. Confirm approved samples and specifications before bulk release. Production & Quality Follow-through Track material arrivals, vendor output and delivery commitments. Check workmanship and modular parts against approved samples. Escalate delays or defects and coordinate corrective action. Inventory & Launch Readiness Reconcile materials, finished stock, wastage and pending orders. Maintain SKU data, product details and launch readiness trackers. Use stock and sales feedback to recommend future quantities. Minimum Experience: 4–5 years in fashion merchandising for luxury or designer womenswear. Hands-on sourcing, sampling, BOM costing and production follow-through. Minimum Entry Qualifications: Degree or diploma in Fashion Merchandising, Technology or Business. Clear written and spoken English for vendor and team coordination. Essential Knowledge: Sound numerical reasoning, material judgement and an understanding of how design choices affect cost, lead time and quality. Able to read specifications, assess trade-offs and translate the Designer’s requirements into executable sourcing and production plans. Fashion Merchandising Fundamentals Luxury Womenswear & Occasionwear Fabric Behaviour & Consumption Garment Construction & Fit Modular Parts & Fasteners Bills of Materials & Costing Sampling & Approval Stages Production Planning & Lead Times Quality & Finishing Standards Inventory & SKU Management Luxury Markets & Pricing Indian Craft & Artisan Processes (Craft quality, workmanship costs and artisan lead times.) Key Performance Indicators: On-time Material Availability Sample Approval Turnaround BOM & Costing Accuracy Cost Variance vs Budget Margin vs Approved Plan On-time Production Delivery First-pass Quality Acceptance Rework & Rejection Rate Stock Record Accuracy Launch Readiness on Time Skills: Excel / Google Sheets Costing & Budget Tracking Sourcing & Negotiation Vendor & Artisan Coordination Time & Action Planning BOM & Specification Management Sample & Quality Evaluation Inventory Reconciliation Commercial Problem-Solving Reporting & Team Communication Personality: Organised, observant and dependable, with commercial judgement and respect for craft. Communicates clearly, follows through persistently and remains calm under pressure. Collaborates constructively with Designer & acts with integrity in vendor dealings. Employment Type: Full time Office Timings: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Days: Monday to Saturday

House of Darak brings together distinct fashion identities with a shared ambition: to create clothing with character, purpose and possibility. Under Darak Private Limited, Darak explores contemporary high-street fashion, luxury streetwear and western wear through a bold, expressive lens. Andressa takes a different direction: luxury womenswear, couture, bridal and occasionwear where craftsmanship meets transformation. Its modular approach allows a garment to move from bold to modest, offering women greater freedom in how they wear and express a design. Together, these brands offer a space for people who care as much about how clothing is made as how it makes someone feel. We are building a team of thoughtful designers, skilled makers and driven professionals who want to help shape distinctive brands from the ground up.