About Our Client
A great opportunity for a Senior Assistant Merchandiser - Homeware to join a market-leading textile business in the Greater Manchester office. They design and produce textiles for the bedroom, living room, etc. They take sustainability seriously by sourcing responsible cotton and removing single-use plastic from the supply chain. They have a great reputation in the industry with a number of long-serving employees.
Job Description
* Stock management, working to multiple supplier lead time demands to ensure stock KPI targets are met to achieve 100% availability to demand.
* Analysing customer forecasts and sales information weekly/monthly/year vs. year to assist effective planning.
* Work effectively with internal stakeholders, ensuring cohesion between sales, merchandising, production, and warehouse.
* Actively monitor the sales forecasts and performances, reacting and communicating to the customer and channels team on issues for effective resolution.
* Extensive use of Excel spreadsheets to provide accurate data including:
o Maintaining both customer and internal sales performance vs. forecast vs. stock reports.
o Planning stock purchase demands and warehouse intake schedules.
o Stock status reporting, communicating all over stocks and clearance lines to the sales teams to prompt targeted promotional activity.
o Continuously monitor sales run rate performance in line with stock availability to maintain targeted weeks cover.
o Manage stocks to ensure targeted stock availability is achieved whilst keeping stock levels at optimum levels for the business to optimise the storage facility.
o Forward planning of demand across seasonality ranges to effectively plan factory capacity demands.
o Effective range planning alongside the sales team, maintaining accurate stock records on Excel.
o Maximising turnover on all ranges as well as promotional periods through keeping close to the customer demands and forecasting requirements.
The Successful Applicant
* Strong analytic background in stock management and control.
* Working at advanced level on Excel - able to do VLOOKUP and Pivot tables.
* Experience of merchandise planning in a fast-moving supply chain environment.
* Ability to analyse the data and use the data to drive action.
* Pro-active & organised.
* Flexible team player who doesn't mind 'mucking in' when needed.
* Numerate with attention to detail & excellent analytical skills.
* Ability to work to strict deadlines to meet customer requirements.
* Professional approach, with confidence to represent the company.
What's on Offer
* Benefits including free parking and the opportunity for hybrid working, a mix of working from home and in the office.
* A positive and vibrant work culture that encourages innovation and creativity.
* The chance to work for a large employer in Oldham with a strong team ethos.
* Working hours 9-5 with 1 hour for lunch.
* Hybrid working: 3 office days, 2 days working from home.
* 35-hour working week.
* Close to transport links.
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