Merchandiser- 12 Month Ftc - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - The Tartan Blanket Co.

The Tartan Blanket Co.

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

We are a fast growing retail brand based in the artistic hub of Edinburgh. We're not an average business and we don't want to be. We're creative, young, vibrant and fun

Responsibilities will include:

Oversee the Merchandising team, leading on the strategic direction of the department.
Responsible for financial KPI planning from both a channel and category perspective.
Ensure OTB is managed in line with sales projections and an effective stock strategy is maintained.
Continually assess both risk & opportunity, taking necessary trading action in a timely manner.
Proactively drive new and innovative reporting approaches.
Work collaboratively with the Head of Product to create seasonal strategies for the division.
Build strong relationships with the Design & Buying teams to shape seasonal collections, balancing commerciality with seasonal design direction.
Effectively manage the merchandising team by communicating expectations, providing guidance, delivering feedback and empowering the team to be their best.
Work together with the management team on joint business strategy and goals.
Display the ability to work cross functionally with key stakeholders across the business, including finance, wholesale and marketing.
Proactively look for ways to improve your knowledge and skill set.
Take on board feedback to identify key strengths as well as areas for improvement.
4+ years of merchandising experience.
Highly competent IT skills, particularly excel.
A strong attention to detail.
Strong numeracy skills, the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from large sets of data, as well as an understanding of forecasting methodology.
Commercial awareness

- show a strong understanding of the current retail market.

Ability to negotiate and influence effectively.
Previous experience of leading and managing a team.
A proactive mindset and able to effectively manage priorities.
Good team work and a willingness to help others.

Benefits:

We want to be more than just a place to work.

We offer profit share, flexible holidays, additional blanket/ picnic and birthday holidays, social Fridays, as well as other team events throughout the year.

Apply

If you think you've got the required skills and want to be part of our journey, then please send over a copy of your CV and cover letter.

Details

Location:
remote working combined with 2 days a week at our Leith Studio, Edinburgh

Hours:
Mon-Fri, 8.30-5:00pm

Salary:
negotiable dependent on experience

The closing date for this position is Thursday 29th December.