You will support the Senior Merchandising Team with drive sales growth for the business, maximise profit and improve stock turn. An exciting opportunity to join a growing business with ambitious expansion plans. An opportunity to really make a difference, drive change and have autonomy within the role.
Client Details
A fantastic opportunity for a Junior Merchandiser - Ecommerce Homeware 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.
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
- 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
- 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
Profile
- 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
- Salary to £35,000 DOE
- Convenient location in Leeds, close to transport links.
- Opportunity to work within a leading retail company.
- A supportive and collaborative work culture.
- Annual leave allowance and company perks.
Junior Merchandiser