Assistant Branch Merchandiser - London, United Kingdom - Crew Clothing Head Office

Crew Clothing Head Office

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Assistant Branch Merchandiser
At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than "just clothes".

Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style.

These are clothes for life's best moments.

We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way.

From '93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It's in our name - Crew.

Purpose of the role:

To support the Junior Branch Merchandiser in optimizing the stock packages by channel in order to deliver the channel sales plans and manage stock in the most profitable way.

Responsible for supporting the Junior Branch Merchandiser in the development of the MAA and allocators.

Responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

Supports the Branch merchandiser to understand store space planning and the requirements of both the OM range vs terminal stock management.
Supports the Branch Merchandiser in grading prime stores based on space and sales and understanding option planning from the Core Merch teams.
Ensures all options are allocated in line with launch plans for all channels.
Supports the Branch Merchandiser in producing an accurate weekly STF forecasting for both intake and despatch for the logistics team.
Understands the Crew customer and their aspirations, Bimonthly visits to stores with cross functional partners and ensure competitor knowledge is always up to date.

Trade

Oversees the production of product line reports, and all store reports for trade.
Deputizes for Branch Merchandiser in trade meetings, summarising allocations and despatches for the past and upcoming weeks.
Directs the allocators using weekly analysis to ensure stock pushes are actioned timely for fast turning styles, and stores.
Supports the Branch Merchandiser in planning stocks levels required by store for all upcoming promotions and MD activity.

Analysis and Decision Making

Issues weekly category analysis report to RM's for all stores & regions.
Assists Branch Merchandiser to manage all consolidation requests from all stores by liaising with the retail and logistics teams to manage stock movements in a timely and costeffective manner, in line with plan.
Review proposed window and mannequin options to ensure sufficient stocks at store level to support VM activity.
Manages stock movements for Shows and Wholesale upon receipt of stock into the warehouse.
Manages the allocation and replenishment of all stock for both prime and clearance events.

People Management

Assistant and manage the workload of the Allocators and the MAA.

Key Skills:

Excellent communication and organisational skills
Analytical and numerical, with excellent computer literacy in Excel /Outlook/Word
Competent in fundamental branch merchandising principles
Ability to prioritise and manage a work schedule whilst working to tight deadlines
Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with other department members
Able to work with pace and energy.

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