Details:
- Salary: £28,000 - 35,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Accrington Lancashire
- Date: 6 days ago
Description:
You'll be assisting the Merchandising Manager in creating and maintaining a successful product merchandising strategy and product forecast in line with the companies store and customer requirements. Also supporting with the pricing structures and promotional plans to ensure that margin budgets and forecasts are achieved.
Client Details
A great opportunity for a Junior Merchandiser to join an omnichannel retail business in the Lancashire area who have been trading for over 60 years. They sell online as well as in over 150 stores. Due to investment the business has an ambitious growth plan for the next 3 year to gain market share.
Description
Monitor product and range performance against sales, margin, stock and availability targets making recommendations and generating analysis to support buying decisions.
Range forecasting in accordance with agreed parameters and managing store and DC stock levels, providing accurate forecasting of markdown spend and end of line stock forecasts..
Work collaboratively with the Buying and Supply Chain teams developing commercial ranges, establishing stock intake plans and setting core KPI's, ensuring on time delivery from supply base and stock range plans are kept within targeted levels
Liaise with the Marketing department to ensure that all point of sale, price tickets and promotional material is correct
Assist in implementing all aspects of the department strategy to deliver sales and profit targets and keep systems updated and maintained with any changes.
Create and effectively manage the price book, related systems and documentation for all trading events
Agree the store ranging planProfile
An Assistant Merchandiser, Senior Assistant Merchandiser, Junior Merchandiser or similar
Experience of working with imported goods
Excellent attention to detail
Strong excel skills
Effective communication and influencing skills
Efficient time management and organisational skills, able to plan own workload and collaborate with others to achieve departmental objectives and timelines.Job Offer
Free Parking
Hybrid Working
Flexible working
Employee discount scheme
Perks' discounts from numerous high street and online retailers and service providers to save you money on your everyday purchases and bigger expenses such as holidays and travel, electrical goods, motoring and leisure products etc.
Pension scheme.
Healthshield cashback options for Health and wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other hospital services and more).
Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics).
Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills.
Career progression - access to internal opportunities.
Long service awards and 'Love to Shop' voucher rewards to spend as you like.
28 days holiday, rising to 31 after 2 years' service