We have a fantastic entry-level role in our Merchandising team at our Head Office in Amersham The Merchandising team plays an integral role in our Commercial and Trading functions, planning, building, and trading our range. You will work in a team looking after a specific toy category and will liaise closely with the Buying team. Our team of Merchandising experts will also train and develop you to kick-start a successful career in Merchandising. You will be super enthusiastic, great at communicating, and passionate about numbers. You will use your Excel skills to support the team with reports and analysis. You will also be comfortable working independently, managing your time well, and dealing with multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. It's also essential that you are very organised, have a keen eye for detail, and deliver a high standard of work. Training As you develop in the Merchandising Admin Assistant role, you will also learn new knowledge, skills, and behaviours across the retail business environment, planning and budgeting, commercial range planning, and trading. Your Apprenticeship training will be delivered by the Fashion Retail Academy at least two days every month. You'll be working towards an accredited Level 4 Buying and Merchandising Assistant apprenticeship standard. Eligibility requirements for the programme To meet the eligibility requirements for funding, you must: Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for at least the previous three years before the start of the programme or have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme Not attending any other school, FE college or HE institution Not have a qualification in Buying and/or merchandising at level 4 or a higher level Have achieved the following by the start of the programme: GCSE in Maths and English at grades A-C (4-9) or equivalent. Applications should be made by clicking this link. Please note that all applications and data associated with them will be screened and managed by the Education for Industry Group. Skills & Experience Previous retail or administration experience is an advantage. Naturally good at dealing with numbers and data. Familiar with Microsoft Office including Excel skills. Organised with a keen eye for detail. Responsibilities Updating the category weekly, sales, stock and intake monitor to assist Merchandising with departmental season forecast. Supporting the Assistant Merchandiser with in-season analysis. Running daily reports and supporting the team in compiling and running central documentation. Aid Assistant Merchandiser in range management from range plan creation to allocation planning. Work closely with the Assistant Merchandiser to forecast sales, and stock online cards to maintain availability. Suggest and action rebuys to Merchandiser. Support the analysis on category performance, line life, store performance and densities to ensure accurate assortment planning. Collate history for strategy documents and category reviews. Review line print, highlighting best/worst stock lines. Work with Assistant Merchandiser and Branch Merchandising team to agree allocation and replenishment parameters are optimised. As an employee at The Entertainer, your amazing benefits will include: - Birthday Leave plus 33 days of holiday (including Bank Holidays) - Annual Bonus scheme - Retail Trust & Virtual GP - Pension salary sacrifice - Flexible access to your pay via Wage Stream - Generous toy discount - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay - High Street and leisure discounts - Cycle to work scheme. - Life Cover If you're interested in joining us on your early careers journey, then click the link above in the advert