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Salary What we expect from you:
Our B2B team is focused on optimising our trade partnerships across wholesale, consignment and other models. We work closely with global 3rd party retailers to successfully convey the JoJo experience and assortment in a timely and profitable way. You will be supported to gain a key merchandising skill set, applying this to 3rd party relationships, you will work closely with our core merchandising and buying teams to optimize stock assortment, availability, and profitability.
With the support and in-house training, you will be responsible for:
Planning
Analysis
Trading / Operations
Skills we require for the role:
JoJo Team is looking for a Merchandising Administrative Assistant to support our dynamic and skilled B2B function. The role will play a key part in providing the essential data required within our team to make the most commercial decisions and optimize performance.
Our B2B team is focused on optimising our trade partnerships across wholesale, consignment and other models. We work closely with global 3rd party retailers to successfully convey the JoJo experience and assortment in a timely and profitable way. You will be supported to gain a key merchandising skill set, applying this to 3rd party relationships, you will work closely with our core merchandising and buying teams to optimize stock assortment, availability, and profitability.
So if you love data and your analytical mind is always looking for some challenges, this may be your next role!
With the support and in-house training, you will be responsible for:
Planning
- Work with the B2B team to ensure effective planning of stock flow, commitment, intake and distribution, including management of partner allocations.
- Support the B2B merchandiser to plan for season launches, new partner launches, and in season trading events for each global partner
Analysis
- Analyse historic sales patterns and trends for our partners, comparing this to core JoJo trade and communicating opportunities.
- Produce weekly trading packs and ad hoc analysis as required.
- Provide regular analysis on stock levels, sales performance for key partners
Trading / Operations
- Managing product uploads for partners, exchanging product data to ensure the smooth running of partnerships.
- Assisting in the production of price lists, lines sheets and all documents required by partners to place orders
- Assisting in uploading purchase orders and allocations for partners
- Contributing to our monthly partner deep dives, providing data and analysis of performance
- Updating our line tracker, to maintain great communication with the core merchandising team.
- Monitoring intake by partner and rolling partner facing trackers to ensure clear communication across partners.
Competencies we look for:
- Brand Ambassador.
- Act with honesty and integrity.
- Work as part of a team.
- Communication champion.
- Take ownership and be proactive.
- Problem Solver & Decision Maker.
Skills we require for the role:
- Good experience with Excel.
- Proven numerate and analytical skills plus excellent verbal and written English.
- Be an efficient and reliable team member who can be responsible for their own workload.
- An ability to multitask and effectively prioritise workload.
- Pro-active and can-do attitude.
- Dog Friendly Offices
- Hybrid Working up to 3 days a week
- We believe R&R is important so for each year you’re with us, you have an extra day’s holiday (up to 10 additional days)
- Why work on your Birthday? Have it off!
- Helping plan for the future - contributory pension scheme
- Being mindful – Health and Wellbeing Hub
- Having a great time - fabulous social events
- Supporting our communities – volunteer days
- We love our products! Up to 40% discount for you to enjoy
- “It’s up to you” learning environment - ongoing training and educational development initiatives and opportunities.
We are the specialist mother and baby retailer offering a wide collection of quality clothing, toys, books and games for new parents, babies, and children. We have 77 stores, which sit in the heart of communities all over the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland. We love looking after our customers, our employees, and the planet. We are proud to be a B Corp, our goal is to continuously strengthen our ethical credentials and work in an environment where we celebrate success.
We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives and experiences to create a diverse and enriched company. We work hard to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of background to make sure we grow our company sustainably and with different cultural influences.
We are guided by our values and B Corp status in everything we do, and we recognise that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us make a difference to all our employees and customers. By encouraging a diverse and inclusive workforce, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential. Together, we can build a stronger, more innovative, and inclusive company
