Junior Merchandiser

JUNIOR MERCHANDISER | LADIES FASHION | INTERNATIONAL BRAND | HYRBID | NORTH WEST | £32,000 - £36,000
An opportunity like no other, a brand experiencing huge change, big moves & global expansion. This place has got it all going on for any aspiring, or already established Junior Merchandisers.
**This is an advertisement which is open to Senior Assistant Merchandiser's who feel ready to take that step up, not just Junior Merchandisers**
JUNIOR MERCHANDISER BENEFITS:

• Hybrid Working
• Flexi Hours
• Bonus
• Discounts
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• On site parking
• On site gym
• On site, subsidised canteen
• Pension

For our Junior Merchandiser position you will need to be:

• WSSI experienced with direct planning involvement
• Experienced with owning your own sub-category/ies
• Experienced with budget knowledge, option counts, depth of buy control, phasing, strategy and supplier relationships
• An approachable, confident and fair line manager who cares about developing the wider team

As the Junior Merchandiser some of your responsibilities will include:

• Accountable for your own categories, budget, option count, OTB, and trading actions
• Lead Monday Trade actions, through providing achievable and commercial solutions to your departments performance
• Deep diving history; building lessons learnt and strategy packs
• Setting the parameters for each trading window with clear strategic goals around range size, planning, forecasting, cover, and margin guidelines
• Work closely to your buying team to ensure the merchandising KPI's are clear and achievable for the product development and delivery of new ranges
• Accurately forecast volume and newness lines
• Identify and set objectives to improve bottom line margin
• Identify and de-risk delivery, lead times or capacity with your buying teams and suppliers

To be a part of this brand you will need to love product, love merchandising and ultimately, love launching & trading successful ranges across your far and wide customer reach. Setting the standard and quite often the way, this brand are on the path to expansion not only with new territories, but also through growing their internal teams as they recognise great talent is how they'll achieve bigger goals.