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Assistant Merchandiser

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Posted 19 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 0JJ

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity is available for an Assistant Merchandiser with a leading multichannel retailer in the UK, which has over 170 stores and is rapidly expanding.
  • The role involves supporting product planning and trading to maximize sales profitability within a specialist merchandising team.
  • Candidates should possess experience as a Trainee Merchandiser or Assistant Merchandiser, with a focus on commercial actions and in-season analysis.
  • The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £32K to £36K and is based in Buckinghamshire.
  • This role also includes coaching responsibilities and requires a strong understanding of product performance across various channels.

We have an exciting opportunity to work for the fastest growing multichannel retailer in the UK. Our client has over 170 UK stores stretched across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the islands and they are still growing!

They are looking for an Assistant Merchandiser to work within their Trading function and report to one of the Senior Merchandisers. You will be a key player in one of their specialist category merchandising teams. Your job will be to support product planning and trading to help them maximise their sales profitability and opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Updating the category WSSI'S to review sales & stock, assisting the Senior Merchandiser on commercial actions.
  • Supporting the Senior Merchandiser with in-season analysis to ensure sales are optimised - managing any risk, re-forecasting categories and potentialising areas of the business.
  • Support planning of budgets by category, option count, and depth of buy based on overall business and financial goals of the company.
  • Contribute to the construction of the range with buying, balanced with information gained from analysis and commercial awareness.
  • Instigate and manage relevant line detail, ensuring availability targets are maintained.
  • Produce analysis on category performance, line life, store performance and densities to ensure accurate assortment planning.
  • Review Monday trade packs, adding commentary, presenting findings in team trade.
  • Review line print, highlighting best/worst stock lines so action can be taken.
  • Work with branch merchandising team to agree A&R parameters are optimised.
  • Develop a strong understanding of product performance across the various channels and understand how to impact performance.
  • Coach and develop an MAA to encourage their development.

Salary                    £32K-£36K

Location               Buckinghamshire

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.