We have an exciting opportunity to work for the fastest growing multichannel retailer in the UK. Our client has over 170 UK stores stretched across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the islands and they are still growing!

They are looking for an Assistant Merchandiser to work within their Trading function and report to one of the Senior Merchandisers. You will be a key player in one of their specialist category merchandising teams. Your job will be to support product planning and trading to help them maximise their sales profitability and opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Updating the category WSSI'S to review sales & stock, assisting the Senior Merchandiser on commercial actions.
• Supporting the Senior Merchandiser with in-season analysis to ensure sales are optimised - managing any risk, re-forecasting categories and potentialising areas of the business.
• Support planning of budgets by category, option count, and depth of buy based on overall business and financial goals of the company.
• Contribute to the construction of the range with buying, balanced with information gained from analysis and commercial awareness.
• Instigate and manage relevant line detail, ensuring availability targets are maintained.
• Produce analysis on category performance, line life, store performance and densities to ensure accurate assortment planning.
• Review Monday trade packs, adding commentary, presenting findings in team trade.
• Review line print, highlighting best/worst stock lines so action can be taken.
• Work with branch merchandising team to agree A&R parameters are optimised.
• Develop a strong understanding of product performance across the various channels and understand how to impact performance.
• Coach and develop an MAA to encourage their development.

Salary                    £30K-£35K

Location               Buckinghamshire

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