Assistant Merchandiser

Are you a proven Merchandising professional with strong planning, analytical, and Excel skills?

Can you confidently suggest calculated risks, utilising sound judgement and decision-making ability?

Do you a have strong communication skills, able to build excellent stakeholder relationships?

If so, the Assistant Merchandiservacancy here at Harding+ could be a perfect new challenge!

About the role:

Created due to internal promotion, and working within a Merchandising team of 32, this is a superb role for someone with strong planning and analytical skills. Working with the B&M teams you will maximise commercial opportunities through the effective management of inventory, whilst driving sales through improved availability, forecasting, and maximising profit.

Day to day, as the key contact for all category analysis, you will provide a weekly summary of performance within your category relating to sales, stock, profit, and markdown versus budget and last year. The role will manage stock intake flow to hit monthly forecasts, drive sales and minimise risks, working closely with the Merchandising Assistant to control inventory levels, allocations, and ship replenishments.

Partnering with the buying team you'll help build and optimise ranges, creating seasonal strategies and forecasts, providing historical analysis to develop forward forecasts. With the Senior Merchandiser, you will update and manage the Open To Buy for your category, whilst assisting with the development of the MA's.

The role is based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis - 2-3 days per week.

Compensation - competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare, 25 days leave annually (including Christmas shutdown), staff product purchase scheme (luxury duty free products)

About you:

• Advanced planning and analytical skills, including Excel / ERP skills
• Sound understanding of WSSI
• Confidence in suggesting calculated risks
• Strong customer demographic awareness and understanding
• Professional and well spoken, with excellent communication skills
• Must be organised, methodical, and efficient with excellent timekeeping skills to meet deadlines
• Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK

Key Attributes - trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience

About us:

Harding+ is leading the way in innovative onboard cruise retailing, working closely with our cruise line partners and brand partners to 'make every cruise better'. We stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.

Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.