Help to plan and develop Merchandising strategies that balance customer expectation & profitability alongside our rapid expansion plan
Support with implementing new procedures and processes alongside the Senior Merchandising TeamClient Details
A fantastic opportunity for a Junior Merchandiser to join an Ecommerce retailer in the Leeds area. The business sells several different products for the home. They have been featured in GQ, Home & Garden to name a few.Due to strong trade over the last 12 months they are now looking to expand their Buying & Merchandise team.
Description
Help to plan and develop Merchandising strategies that balance customer expectation & profitability alongside our rapid expansion plan
Support with implementing new procedures and processes alongside the Senior Merchandising Team
Partake in the analysis & reporting of current sales data, customers reactions and channel trends in order to anticipate product needs and plan future ranges & stock
Help build & maintain a comprehensive library of historical data
Work to key performance indicators helping to optimise the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas according to the business plan
Pro-active involvement with planning future ranges in conjunction with wider product team.
Actively involved with the monitoring of slow sellers & proposal of price reductions as necessary including the roll-up of mid and end-of-season sale plans
Work collaboratively with the team helping to monitor stock movement and help propose intake re-phasing as necessary based on the forward seasonal plan
Collaboratively work with the wider Merchandising, Operations & Logistics teams to ensure timely onboarding & arrival of stock with our various partners
Set the department strategy and option framework to ensure a balanced and commercial product range
Support the merchandiser on maintaining department WSSIs, stock and sales plans, ensuring stock is managed to targets
Take full ownership of departmental line cards, re-forecasting on a monthly basis and building out future sales plans
Proactively analyse sales data and trends and use data to influence decisions in buying meetings
Proactively monitor sales and stock in order to take action to optimise sales and margin performance - ensuring team react to sales trend
Manage order placement and intake to ensure on time product launches and awareness of product lead times, to maximise trading opportunities
Manage clearance stock through off price channels
Recommendations on pack size, MOQ/MOVProfile
Established Assistant Merchandiser, Junior Merchandiser or similar
Strong computer literacy skills - especially in Excel
Analytical skills - confident in working with and extract insight from data
Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload
Good commercial knowledge - specifically on wider marketplace and broader business
Team player attitude
Job Offer
Competitive Salary
Hybrid Working 3 Office day, 2 days work from home
Close to transport links
Progression Opportunities
Generous Discount
Flexiable working
25 days plus 8 bank holidays
Junior Merchandiser
Junior Merchandiser