Merchandiser

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom AGTC LtdLaura James Full time

**Who we are?**

We are Laura James, product is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for an experienced, passionate and driven individual to join Laura James Merchandising Team. This data-enabled team will control our supplier relationships, purchasing commitments, stock cover levels and everything in between to ensure our customers always have right product, whilst achieving gross margin and working capital targets.

Job Title: Merchandiser

Reports to: Head of Product & Merchandising

Role objective: the planning and management of stock flow for the LJ business in alignment with the business sales targets setup by the HP&M. Supervises and performs purchase order placement and management as required. Is responsible for data accuracy and the production of analysis to support Merchandising processes.

Key accountabilities:
**Strategy**
- Operates within the product critical path to protect availability.

**Range planning & selection**
- Provides historical data & analysis to support the HP&M with their quantity decisions
- Provides a timely, accurate and appropriately detailed handover of product data to the Photography, Design Studio & Web teams
- Provides administrative support in the checking of the accuracy of channel codes and prices in line with the launch critical path

**Sourcing & Supplier Management**
- Provides accurate, relevant & timely supplier data and performance analysis
- Assists with administration related to LJ’s Imports Service Provider
- Tracks supplier compliance and performance, escalating issues & opportunities as appropriate

**Intake management**
- Performs the administration of Purchase Orders (inc. payments) for ALL product areas
- Manages the intake flow across the supply chain to ensure the availability targets are met
- Administrates the management of the generic product forecasts and call offs
- Administrates the warehouse throughput forecast process
- Communicates issues and time to resolve clearly & accurately to the wider team
- Supervises the administration of all Purchase Orders
- Supervises the placement of all orders and associated critical path management
- Manages intake flow in line with seasonal launch and cash flow plans
- Communicates issues and time to resolve clearly & accurately to the wider team
- Working closely with PD team, ensures that the new ranges are ordered and any issues solved in a timely fashion to ensure that all range achieves the season launch dates.

**Allocation & Replenishment**
- Creates and communicates the timeliness of allocations
- Administrates the clearance of samples/ outlet under the guidance of the HP&M and product development teams

**Trading**
- Assists the HP&M in the updates and forecasts the company stock control documents
- Runs the line level WSSI & supporting analysis to calculate quantities and timings for repeat orders

**Other**
- Projects as agreed to support the profitable growth of the LJ business
- Covers for the merchandiser in the event of absence

**People**
- Works pro-actively as a co-ordinator within the wider merchandising and product development teams
- Supports cross-team business partners by providing timely and accurate hand-over information in a format that is easily digestible for them
- Builds positive Supplier relationships

**Key skills**
- Is aligned with the LJ Brand
- Team player with supervisory skills
- Ability to communicate in a variety of formats (verbally, visually & in writing)
- Good negotiator, proactive and trouble shooter
- Highly numerate
- Proven track record in Merchandising at Assistant Merchandiser level as a minimum

If this sounds like your next challenge we would love to hear from you.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Reading: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Merchandising: 5 years (preferred)
- E-commerce: 1 year (preferred)
- furniture: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Reading


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