Assistant Retail Merchandiser
People Marketing Fashion Recruitment
- Bury, Greater Manchester
- £27,000-30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Updating Weekly Trading report and providing trading summary for Board of Directors and Head of Department
- Monitor all best & worst selling lines on a weekly basis
- Work within the WSSI for re-forecasting & updating actualised sales
- Directly report into the Merchandiser to assist in trading and planning.
- Monitor and arrange Store to store transfers to maximise on sales opportunities
- Generating list of Bestsellers on a weekly basis
- Administer old and current stock for stores, and propose markdowns
- Creating and updating Stock Availability report for the Internet and present recommendations for needed actions,
- Monitoring warehouse activity to make sure appropriate inventory level is maintained
- Analysing product performance at section level, where expected sales is not achieved
- Managing stock returns into the business at the end of each season
- Providing store performance analysis, outlining best and worst performing stores,
- Uploading price changes into the system
- Setting up and updating Year to Date report, provide sales information about products
- Weekly updating All Store tracker to have a general view of stores performance incomparison to previous years
- Actioning stock movement in the system
- Be a key contact for stores on stock level queries and promotional activities
- Liaising with warehouse to ensure the adequate stock levels in stores.
- Ideal candidate will be from a Retail Merchandiser background, from a brand or a retailer.
- Must have strong analytical skills and be able to work with numbers effortlessly.
- Must be commercial and able to plan and organise well.
- IT literate and with sold understanding of Microsoft Excel.
- Multitasking in a fast paced working environment
- Be an effective communicator
- Able to learn quickly
- You must have a permanent full right to work in the UK.