Assistant Merchandiser

Liverpool

Up to £28,000

I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Merchandiser to join a well know retailer based within their Head Office function in Liverpool.

You will be responsible for assisting the Merchandising team providing both operational & analytical support. As an Assistant Merchandiser you will enjoy working in a busy fast paced retail head office environment; some of your duties will include;

• Providing admin support to the merchandising team, preparing and updating reports and sales and stock analysis.
• Assisting with stock and sales control for stores and web
• Working closely with the buying, QA and sourcing teams to ensure accurate critical path management.
• Assisting with sales forecasting
• General support with ad hoc commercial & merchandising projects
• Liaising with warehousing & factories to monitor stock levels & delivery timescales.
• Identifying over-stocks and opportunities to trade surplus stock.

The ideal candidate will have good excel skills, enjoy working with numbers, have a keen interest in retail and can demonstrate a good understanding of a head office merchandising role additional key requirements for the role;

• Previous experience in retail Assistant Merchandising is advantageous.
• Good level of education is required.
• Highly accurate with a good attention to detail
• Ability to manage a varied workload with conflicting deadlines.
• High commercial awareness
• Strong numerical skills with the ability to analyse data.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise / influence effectively at all levels.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office products specifically Excel

If you think you have the right experience as an Assistant Merchandiser and want to be given the opportunity to develop your career, then get in touch and apply today.