Assistant Merchandiser - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Halecroft Recruitment

Halecroft Recruitment

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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Merchandiser on a permanent basis...

The role:

Support the effectiveness of Production Critical path strategies working very closely with the Production Team and Head of Menswear for direction.
Have an analytical and logical mindset to arrange clear plans/reports.
Prioritise various projects with attention to detail.
Planning: Work with the product team to develop a basic production planning schedule for all styles.
Prepare& present sales reports for weekly Trading meetings. Suggest actions, and highlight risks and opportunities to meet future business needs. Reforecasting if necessary.
Monitoring best and worst sellers list & week's cover reporting back to the management team.
Investigate size ratios of products bought vs. products sold to improve the efficiency of future orders.
Identify rebuys of bestselling styles balanced with suggesting sales promotions on any overstocked or slowselling product. Prepare POs for rebuys.
Separate footwear sales reports and monitor returns. Prepare a footwear summary report to be discussed with the Directors and Head of Footwear.
New launches/promotions. Supporting the business to meet planned launch dates and advising on control and movement of stock.
Monitor sales by region both internationally and within UK.
Keep Line Details for all seasons up to date with any changes.
Work with the Production Team and Senior Merchandiser on target margins for both retail and wholesale. Contribute to any future budget discussions.
Align reporting systems with a fulfillment company.
Prepare any competitor or retail reports, when requested.
Review any markdowns or sales promotions (such as vault sales).
Independently plan and organise allocated workload.
Assist Production Team, when required.