Junior Merchandiser

Leeds Permanent £30,000 - £34,000 per year View Job Description
Help to plan and develop Merchandising strategies that balance customer expectation & profitability alongside our rapid expansion planSupport with implementing new procedures and processes alongside the Senior Merchandising Team
  • Hybrid Working
  • Progression Opportunities

About Our Client

A fantastic opportunity for a Junior Merchandiser 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.Due to strong trade over the last 12 months they are now looking to expand their Buying & Merchandise team.

Job 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
  • Pro-active involvement with planning future ranges in conjunction with wider product team.
  • 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
  • Set the department strategy and option framework to ensure a balanced and commercial product range
  • 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
  • Proactively analyse sales data and trends and use data to influence decisions in buying meetings
  • Proactively monitor sales and stock in order to take action to optimise sales and margin performance - ensuring team react to sales trend
  • Manage order placement and intake to ensure on time product launches and awareness of product lead times, to maximise trading opportunities
  • Manage clearance stock through off price channels
  • Recommendations on pack size, MOQ/MOV

The Successful Applicant

  • 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

What's on Offer

  • Competitive Salary
  • Hybrid Working 3 Office day, 2 days work from home
  • Close to transport links
  • Progression Opportunities
  • Generous Discount
  • Flexiable working
  • 25 days plus 8 bank holidays

Junior Merchandiser

Junior Merchandiser

Contact
Lyndsey Sheridan
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6640097
Phone number
+44 161 829 0372

Job summary

Job function
Retail
Subsector
Merchandise & Supply Chain
Sector
Retail
Location
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lyndsey Sheridan
Consultant phone
+44 161 829 0372
Job reference
JN-012025-6640097