Merchandising Admin Assistant - London, United Kingdom - CVUK
Description
Posted on August 8, 2023Job Sector:
Merchandising
Merchandising Admin Assistant.**:
Reference: GC - MAA
- up to £26'000
London
Permanent
Job Title:
Merchandising Admin Assistant
Location:
London
We are currently recruiting for a Merchandising Admin Assistant to join a luxury menswear retailer based in Central London.
This is an exciting role for an established Merchandising Admin Assistant to join a highly successful global luxury brand.
Reporting to the Merchandiser, you will help support the merchandiser develop and deliver the merchandising plan which meets the company's financial goals.
Data Management:
- Maintain accurate and uptodate product information, including pricing.
- Monitor inventory levels and update stock availability information as needed
- Seasonal and Continuity seasonal coding system maintenance
- Managing recoding to ensure OTB management and allocations are correct for the season
- Assortment Planning:
- Assist in analysing sales trends and customer preferences to help plan the assortment of products that will be offered.
- Collaborate with the merchandiser to plan product ranges, considering factors like seasonality, key items, and target customer.
- Build a history of best sellers by product category and key items, to help range build future ranges.
- Assist the merchandiser with assortment planning by branch and category.
- Purchase Orders and Replenishment
- Generate purchase orders for products based on inventory levels, sales forecasts, and replenishment needs.
- Continuity program management covering sales, stock and replenishment.
- Allocations & Inventory Management:
- Weekly store allocations in line with planned min max levels, reviewing based on sales trends by channel
- Leasing with Retail Operations for store allocations and stock requests
- Monitor inventory turnover and identify slowmoving or overstocked items, for promotion or rotation.
- Supporting the merchandiser with markdowns and price checking across multiple systems and platforms
- Reporting and Analysis:
- Support the merchandiser with weekly/monthly trade reports and distribute to the wider business.
- Assist in preparing sales reports, performance metrics, and other datadriven insights for the merchandising team.
- Contribute to analysing sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
Communication:
- Maintain clear communication channels with suppliers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Respond to inquiries from both Retail and internal stakeholders regarding product information, availability, and allocation queries.
- Provide general administrative support to the merchandiser and team, including scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and organizing documents.
- Keep track of industry trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences to inform merchandising decisions.
Product Launch Support:
- Assist in the planning and execution of new product launches, inline with company calendar and marketing plan
- Setting up store minmax levels by channel Continuity and Seasonal pre season to allow a balanced range in store
- Collaborate with various departments such as marketing, retail, opperations and logistics to ensure smooth coordination of merchandising activities
- Assist the merchandising team with any other tasks or projects as needed to support business goals
Key skills:
- Strong Excel skills, with a highlevel proficiency with other Microsoft Office programs.
- NetSuite experience would be beneficial but not essential.
- Highly organised detail oriented and can multi task with excellent time management.
- Strength in organisation and optimising department efficiency.
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