About The Role

Imagine what you could achieve here. Our heritage is retail, so working at pace, achieving value and putting the customer first is part of our DNA.

We are looking for a Junior Merchandiser to join the team. The Junior Merchandiser will be responsible for assisting the Merchandiser/Senior Merchandiser in planning, purchasing, intake and distribution of merchandise to maximise sales and margin for the department. The Junior Merchandising is responsible for given categories including merchandising strategy, intake, stock, sales and profit figures working alongside the buying team and with guidance from the Merchandiser/Senior Merchandiser.

You’ll also be responsible for:

Developing positive working relationships with all suppliers ensuring fully conversant with all orders passing through the system, working closely with the buying team to ensure an awareness of all orders being proposed
Identifying any opportunities and risk in the supply base, and propose suggestions to Merchandiser/Senior Merchandiser
Conducting store visits to view stock and obtain direct feedback from customers and store colleagues, highlighting any issues and proposing any ideas to enhance sales at store and company level
Ensuring a knowledge of the customer profile and trends and relate to relevant size analysis
Ensure that a competitive and commercial range is delivered to the customer with strong availability
Effectively manage and delegate tasks in the Merchandiser/Senior Merchandisers absence
Proactively be involved in the department strategy, helping to plan and build a commercial product range that reflects the strategy, being able to utilise all information from analysis, historical data, market data and future trends
Delivering a commercial and competitive range for given category whilst ensuring that the brand standards in both quality and value are maintained and sales and profit targets are met
Presenting to Merchandise/Senior merchandiser a clearly defined merchandising plan and strategy for the given category supported by clear and sound reasoning
Accurately and comprehensively prepare any reports for weekly, monthly and seasonal trading meetings
Raising and preparing range plans for the department with guidance from Merchandiser/Senior Merchandiser, ensuring all updates are done in a timely manner and inputted correctly
Assisting the Merchandiser/Senior merchandiser in working alongside the buying team in operating an effective and timely sign off process in line with the merchandising planning cycle
Reviewing weekly, monthly and seasonal sales performance and stock volumes for the department and identifying any opportunities and highlight any issues
Maximising sales and profit for given category through aggressive trading of the area ensuring a clean stock position at the end of the season whilst staying within markdown budget

About You

So that you are set for success, we are looking for a self-starter, who is an exceptional communicator with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can-do culture, so it’s important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence. You will also have the following:

Clear understanding of how to serve Customer needs and requirements
Commercial acumen – ability to judge the market and maximise sales and profit
Ability to champion pace, change and simplicity
Able to deliver increased sales and profit growth through business knowledge and
retail experience
Analytical thinking – manage multiple data sources and make the appropriate
decisions for sales, stock, markdown and profit
Awareness of how to manage OTB with guidance
Awareness and some experience of pre-season planning to deliver a commercial
range with a profitable model
Fashion/business qualification
Awareness and some experience of OTB and in season trade
Stockflow and stocks in line with targets
Experience with clothing retailer or supplier