Assistant Merchandiser - Outlets
South-West London
Full-Time
At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments.
We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From ’93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It’s in our name – Crew.
Purpose of the role
Assisting the merchandiser in all aspects of the merchandising function. You will be there to maximise
profit and cash sales through efficient stock management, potentializing sales
and minimising markdown.
Responsibilities:
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Contribute to day-to-day trading of the
department to ensure maximum profit with the customer and brand in mind.
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Set up and maintain WSSI through weekly updates
of stock levels, sales and intake as well as re-forecasting sales and
presenting summary monthly to senior merchandiser.
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Work closely with outlet buying department to
ensure all buys and range plans are completed by set deadline.
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Work with logistics and buying departments to
manage launch availability in line with planned ranging dates and highlight any
potential risks to outlet team.
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With support from senior merchandiser learn to
create and regularly maintain the department Open to Buy (OTB).
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Contribute to the departmental strategy,
producing ad-hoc historical analysis as required.
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Support the senior merchandiser to plan and reforecast Continuity
product from top line through to line card level using sales analysis to suggest
potential re-buys.
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Propose and cost markdown and promotional
activity whilst taking into consideration margin impact.
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Produce weekly trade reports and analysis for merchandising department
and participate in Monday trade meetings.
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Highlight category areas of concern based on
sell through and ROS and any potential opportunities and risks to buying and
merchandising departments.
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Assist the senior merchandiser in range planning
for upcoming seasons.
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Supervise and manage allocation function in-line
with company and departmental KPIs.
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Work closely with branch merchandising
department to ensure store stock and replenishment is accurate based on sales
trends and future promotions.
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Training and development of MAA to achieve set
objectives.
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Help to produce analysis for quarterly lessons
learnt meetings including category reviews using ROS and sell through to
influence merchandising decisions for current and future seasons with support
from MAA.
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Visit stores and competitors to understand
customer base and review. promotional strategies across outlet centres
presenting feedback to outlet department.
Key Skills and Experience
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Currently working as an Assistant Merchandiser
or Senior MAA/allocator.
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Excellent Excel skills.
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Highly numerate.
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Strong presentation skills.
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Knowledge of critical path and product lifecycle
of similar category.
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Commercial awareness with understanding of
fashion retail industry and competitors.
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Able to work both independently and within a
small team.
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Ability to proactively manage heavy workload,
able to prioritize and meet tight. deadlines delegating where necessary.
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Experience mentoring an MAA or allocator.
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Excellent organisational and problem-solving
skills.
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Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills.
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Be able to communicate with all levels within
the business.