Music is Universal It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does. Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation. We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareersumusic.com. The A Side: A Day in The Life UMUK value e-Commerce as a key foundational channel to connect artists and fans. This is a fast paced role supporting our N1Creative and our broader merchandise product strategy across the UMG roster. You will be principal merchandise support to help with forecasting, replenishing & suggested promo activity for our merchandise collections across our central and frontline labels. The B Side: Skills & Experience Working closely with our Label Ecom Product Managers to plan; product ranges, stock levels & budgets Analyse our collection ranges looking for trends to forecast out sales, daily unit cadence, stock cover, top-up opportunities and profit margins Support the production team with price negotiations, quantities and in stock dates Delving into product KPI’s; clicks, conversion, days online, sell-through and PLP position Communicating with our EPM’s and Store Managers with recommendations for merchandising of stores where we have recently topped up products or if products have high stock & had minimal visibility Marketing calendar and promotion planning with N1Creative Price & SWOT analysis across product types Factory and supplier visits with the N1C production team Competitor analysis around; product set, price and promotion looking for trends to advise the N1Creative team with · Person Specification Experience in a merchandising role, preferably within the fashion industry Strong analytical and numerical skills Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel Good decision making skills Ability to work well under pressure & manage multiple projects/tasks with competing deadlines Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%) Private Medical Insurance 25 paid days of annual leave Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available Holiday Purchase scheme Dental and Travel Insurance options Cycle to Work Scheme Salary Sacrifice Cars Subsidised Gym Membership Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway) Just So You Know… The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement. Job Category: eCommerce