Our client, a worldwide recognised brand, is looking to recruit a Merchandiser to join the office team based in Portsmouth. You must be within commutable distance to this office as attendance will be required 3 days per week.
This role will be to plan & manage department key KPI’s such as sales, stock and markdowns to maximise sales & margin across channels, and achieve terminal stock targets.
Duties
Work cross-functionally within the product team to produce department product strategy in line with overall company strategy, proposing the financial parameters and successfully implement.
Create weekly and phase level plans by channel and category for sales, margin, stock and markdown, taking traded history and planned future events into consideration
Create a range plan at grade level which satisfies strategic channel, financial and space requirements.
Work closely with the DBMS team to develop and select a balanced and commercial range which delivers the product strategy, and successfully sign off with Management.
Plan seasonal pricing and promotional activity together with Buyer and in line with overall strategy, supported by financial evaluation.
Together with the Buyer, input into & implement a supplier strategy which sets out short, medium and long term plans for supplier partnerships, development & improvement.
Thorough weekly re-forecasting of line flows and department forecasts to ensure that in season activity maximises profitability whilst maintai...