Job Description
Elite have partnered with a heritage tailoring brand, who are seeking an experienced Merchandiser to cover a 12 month period of maternity leave.
As Merchandiser you will fully manage trading of the suits department and will be responsible for planning future ranges to maximise sales opportunities and profit potential.
Key responsibilities:
1. Forecasting sales, managing linecards and placing repeats
2. Forecasting sales and range planning with Buying team in order to maximise sales opportunities
3. Managing stock and OTB effectively
4. Producing and analysing weekly reports
5. Producing and analysing information for meetings including sign offs
6. Managing margin on the department, both intake margin and exit margin
7. Planning promotions and markdowns on the department
8. Planning intake on the department to ensure sales are maximised and stock flow is optimal as well as within warehouse weekly targets
9. Analysing past performance and driving SWOT analysis to build future strategies with the Buying team
10. Building relationships with other departments particularly Buying but also web, supply chain, social etc
11. Management of team of three and responsibility for team members workload
12. Training and development of team in line with department and individual objectives
13. Presenting figur...