
Assistant Merchandiser (12 Month FTC)
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contributes to a department strategy that supports business goals
- Supports department financial budgeting, reviewing historical data, financial trends and creating forecasts
- Manages key WSSI inputs e.g. Intake and Markdown
- Makes promotional recommendations based on analysis and scenario models, produces post event analysis and review
- Provides ongoing trade analysis and reports to identify opportunities and risk
- Responsible for overseeing order management and critical path/intake management to deliver launch and stock targets
- Work with Branch Merchandiser to optimise retail/event stock package
- Make recommendations for markdown and promotional activity, and analyse effectiveness
- Work with suppliers to maintain critical path/delivery schedule
- Coach, develop, and day to day management of Merchandise Assistant
- Undertake any other duties and/or responsibilities as may reasonably be required by management from time to time
- Previous experience of working in a fast-paced retail environment, with a solid merchandising background
- Experience of people management preferred
- Working knowledge of:
- Product Set Up
- Order Management
- Critical Path & Delivery Scheduling
- Promotion & Markdown planning
- WSSI process
- Allocation & Replenishment