Junior Merchandiser

If you’re looking to take your career to the next step in an exciting yet challenging role, this is the place for you. As a buyer, you'll be responsible for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and shareholders. You'll have experience managing suppliers from overseas, particularly from the Far East region. Your job will also involve monitoring stock and sales to ensure consistent and healthy levels throughout the year, while taking into account peak sales periods, upcoming trends, and events that could impact your order schedules.

**THE ROLE**:

- Establish, build and maintain relationships with suppliers and shareholders, ensuring a strong business relationship
- Work with suppliers to negotiate the best cost prices, lead times and payment terms
- Produce and analyse reports
- Manage pricing across categories to achieve a competitive position, without compromising profitability
- Maximize the performance of your products by establishing a good understanding of your range, competitors and the wider retail market
- Work with other departments to help maximize sales, profit and efficient stock management
- Build relationships across all departments, communicating with managers and directors

**WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SHOW US**:

- Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role - experience with buying or purchasing is essential
- Comfortable, confident and experienced in managing overseas suppliers, typically the Far East region
- Dynamic and eager to learn and develop within our company
- Excellent negotiation skills and comprehensive commercial awareness, with the ability to identify trends and consider the impact on stock levels
- Good numerical and analytical skills - proficient in the use of Excel at an intermediate level, as well as being confident on other Microsoft programs
- Able to find and extract data and develop a full understanding and awareness of business systems
- Ability to work proactively and re-actively in a fast-paced environment, and keep calm under pressure and when completing multiple tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to work in a team

**WHAT WE VALUE**:
Our mission is to become the world’s leading sports equipment retailer. Nothing excites us more than finding hungry, talented individuals and unleashing them in a team capable of achieving incredible things. So, what do we look for in our hires? Well, Net World Sports is a pretty unique place to work. Our people create our culture, here’s just some of the things we value in our people:

- Good attitude - reliability, accountability and a positive attitude goes a long way
- Be respectful - treat and speak to each other with respect. Be present, stick to deadlines and be respectful of other people’s time.
- Hard working - don’t be afraid of hard work, roll your sleeves up and get involved.
- Approachable - be friendly, kind and willing to help others.
- Supportive - encourage and support each other to do our best
- Adventurous - we like to find creative solutions and play by our own rules.
- Transparent - Open and honest communication with others and with ourselves.

**WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU**:

- **Summer and Christmas Parties - **because one party is never enough
- **An extra day off for your birthday - **have the day off, on us
- **Additional holidays with length of service - **earn an extra 5 days off
- **Help to buy house deposit scheme - **we’ll help you purchase your first home and get on the property ladder
- **To be a part of a fast-growing, family business - **get involved, share your ideas and be a part of our family
- **Health & wellbeing programmes - **to support your mental health and wellbeing
- **Charity events - **we give back wherever possible, supporting local charity Hope House amongst many others
- **Social events - **we’re a sociable bunch and like any excuse for competition, from go karting to paint balling, boat races to quiz night
- **Bike to Work scheme - **to help you stay active
- **Employee loyalty rewards - **we celebrate big milestones with big surprises
- **Employee discount - **enjoy a discount on our huge product range for you, your friends and family

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wrexham, LL13 9UT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person