Merchandiser (Maternity Cover)
7 months ago
**About the opportunity...**
We are recruiting for a Merchandiser to join our Merchandising team. Based at our Pep&Co Head Office in Watford, the role has a flexible working location, allowing you to work from home and the office.
As a Merchandiser your role is to effectively and authoritatively lead and manage merchandising of own department and team to deliver planned sales, profit and stock targets, whilst supporting other Merchandisers and Merchandise Director. To co-ordinate activities and initiatives across the broader merchandising team, supporting career development and team motivation.
Please note this is a fixed term, maternity cover position.
**What you'll be doing...**
As a Merchandiser, your duties will consist of:
- Deliver against the top line planning principles, including phasing, category mixes and option counts, ensuring the range is appropriate, in line with strategy and fits the department space allocation
- Complete and present the budget WSSI and building blocks for final sign off and ensure accuracy of budgeting process right through to handover with Finance
- Work with Pepco Team to build balanced and profitable ranges, within planned option and phasing framework, protecting the core and offering real choice and newness, whilst maximizing sales and profit
- Ensures stock levels and intake flow are in line with plan
- Maintains the critical path to ensure launch dates are achieved
- Lead the weekly trading process, identify sales and stock opportunities and risks, ensuring there is an action plan, sharing with regularly with Pepco team to continue to develop the range.
- Work through forward promotional strategies ensuring that all events are properly planned, meeting the sales and margin targets and all results analysed
- Ensure terminal targets are met by effective range building and markdown control working in conjunction with line manager and business targets
**What you'll need...**
- A minimum of three years Merchandising experience at Assistant Merchandiser level or existing Junior Merchandiser
- Previous experience working with International, Franchise or Concessions within clothing
- Experience in presenting to senior management
- A fashion degree or similar would be desirable
- Intermediate Excel Skills - advanced is desirable
- Proven analytical skills with excellent communication, both written and verbal
**How we would like to reward you**:
- Competitive salary
- Potential to earn bonus
- Free on-site car park
- Onsite coffee lounge
- Discount Card - 10% discount on most purchases in store including PEP&CO
- Family Friendly Benefits
- Loyal Service Awards
- My Staff Shop - exclusive discount portal
- Apprenticeships & Career Development
- Life Assurance Cover
- Health & Wellbeing - employee assistance programme to support you
- Holiday Allowance - 33 days, along with the option to purchase additional holiday (annually)
- Birthdays are important, so each year, you can take the day off as an extra day’s holiday
- Pension scheme
**About us...**
Since our humble beginnings in 1990, Poundland has evolved into a retail powerhouse with over 900 stores and nearly 18,500 dedicated colleagues across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The addition of Dealz in 2011 further solidified our presence, enabling us to reach millions of customers with our unparalleled value offerings.
At Poundland & Dealz, we don't just offer products at unbeatable prices; we cultivate an environment where every colleague can thrive and contribute to our mission of providing amazing value to millions of customers. Our commitment to excellence, inclusion, and sustainability forms the foundation of our culture, empowering our team members to be the best versions of themselves while making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.
It is our behaviours and the hard work, commitment and passion of our wonderful colleagues that make it all possible.
We like to keep things simple, so we have just three behaviours that lie at the heart of everything we do, and they keep us on track.
They are Love our customers, Care for our colleagues and Protect the Pounds & Euros...
By living our behaviours every day, we've created a land which is fun, friendly and full of surprises — a place where our people can truly be the best version of themselves
**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Employee discount
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
**Experience**:
- Merchandising: 1 year (required)
- Managing a team: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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