Assistant Merchandiser - Leeds, United Kingdom - Ben Sherman Head Office

Ben Sherman Head Office
Ben Sherman Head Office
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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Assistant Merchandiser - Full Price Wholesale

Come and join the team at Ben Sherman
Join Ben Sherman as we strive forward in the Menswear market. This is a key time to join the business and be part of our ambitious plans.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Merchandiser to join our dynamic team based in our modern Head Office at Thorpe Park, Leeds.


Purpose of the role:

As an Assistant Merchandiser you will play a vital role within our Merchandising teams. You will provide essential support to your department reporting into the Merchandiser.


Key Responsibilities:


Strategy:

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Assist the Merchandiser to ensure all product strategies are executed in line with the overall business needs

  • Assist the Merchandiser with range planning including; analysis of previous seasons sales by preagreed attributes
  • Support the Merchandiser to communicate information effectively to all levels of the BSI management team

Trade and Planning:


  • Updating and maintaining the weekly sales and margin reports, identifying any anomalies and highlighting these to the Merchandiser
  • Manage the department critical path which includes chasing suppliers to adhere to deadlines. Participate in the CP meeting.
  • Assist the Merchandiser with stock, sales and cash flow via spreadsheet maintenance and accuracy
  • Ensuring all supplier invoices and packing lists are correct, rasing queries if necessary
  • Monitoring all stock intake and stock levels for the relevant customers and ensuring stock is processed in a timely manner
  • Ensuring the right stock is in the right place at the right time whether this is for Wholesale, Ecomm or Retail
  • Producing seasonal sizescales, raising purchase orders and providing EAN data
  • Maintenance of the buying minutes and other Oasys functions including; activating products, entering price lists, entering production, amending quantities and delivery dates when required
  • Assisting the Merchandiser in seasonal planning and providing forecasts to the buyers/suppliers
  • Liaise with suppliers to ensure products are despatched to the agreed exfactory date
  • Liaise with the sales team and customers to ensure that they are fully updated on all deliveries and answer any relevant queries
  • Attend key internal and supplier meetings alongside the Merchandiser. Complete all meeting minutes for the Merchandiser
  • Review assess and present sales and margins in line with weekly trading meetings.
  • Work with the forwarder in requesting freight quotes, raising POs and tracking all freight costs to cross check against invoices

Additional Responsibility:


  • Maintaining the attendance register
  • Providing regular and ad hoc reports for internal/external teams and customers
  • Store visits
  • General office / departmental duties

Knowledge/Skills:


  • Relevant skills working within a B&M office buying cycle, critical paths and stock management
  • Experience working as a Merchandise Admin Assistant
- ideally in a related category

  • Accuracy
  • Financial awareness and understanding of departmental budgets and margins
  • Commercial and competitor awareness
  • Strong housekeeping and organisational skills
  • Numeracy
  • Effective communicator
  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Team player
  • Good visual presentation skills
  • Time management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Selfmotivated

PC Skills:


  • General IT literacy
  • Microsoft Excel, Outlook & Word
  • Ability to navigate an intranet site
  • Company PDM / Product Order Systems

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