Assistant Merchandiser - Greater London, United Kingdom - Shaun Leane

Description

Job Description

Assistant Merchandiser – Maternity Cover (9 months)

Reporting to: Commercial Director

Key Objective: The objective of this role is to support the Merchandising function to maximise commercial opportunities through the effective management of inventory, driving sales through improved availability and forecasting and maximizing profit.

Main Duties & Responsibilities Trading:

Preparing weekly trading pack for the business, reporting sales, stock, margin, and product performance versus budget and last year

Key contact for all analysis relating to all business channels

Maintain Weekly Stock Sales and Intake forecasts (WSSI)

Manage intake flow into business to hit monthly forecasts, drive sales and minimise risks and communicate with finance for longer term budgeting

Control inventory levels, allocations and replenishment to concessions and wholesale stockists as required

Key contact for stores and marketplaces on inventory availability queries

Management of stock and orders for all marketplaces and online concession partners

Provide analysis for Management and wider business

Interact with other teams to improve sales performance and drive best practices

Conduct detailed ad-hoc analysis when required on specific products/product groups

Key contact for merchandise reporting and all aspects of merchandising processes and system use.

Manage Quarterly stocktakes for the business and align with all department heads to reconcile

Visual Merchandising of the Ecommerce platform Production Planning and Forecasting

Partner with the Production department to work on new collection development, pricing strategy, and product selection.

Provide historical analysis to develop Planning Forecasts for all channels

Any other ad hoc duties as reasonably requested Essential Skills and Experience

Fluent in written and spoken English

Specific experience in fashion retail merchandising preferably within Jewellery

Advanced planning and analytical skills, including computer skills.

Excellent excel skills

Good judgement and decision making skills

Strong customer awareness and understanding

Passionate about product, strong market and brand awareness

Discreet, professional and well spoken, with excellent communication skills Exceptionally organised, methodical and efficient.

Time keeping & ability to meet stringent deadlines