Junior Merchandiser

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom M&S Full time

**Summary**

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

Please note this role is a 12 month fixed term contract
**All the details**

**What’s in it for you**

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special
- 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
- A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
- Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days
- Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
- Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
- A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance

Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes

**What you’ll do as Kidswear Junior Merchandiser**

Your key accountabilities will include
- Supporting the Merchandiser in agreeing the strategy and targets for creating and achieving pre and in season department or Range sales and stock forecasts by channel in addition to GSM Markdown and availability, taking the lead for the relevant scope
- Analysis of sales identifying winners and losers and taking appropriate actions working in collaboration with stakeholders to react to trade and maximise sales opportunity for the Department
- Accountable for creating accurate long term and short-term department forecast
- Assisting the Merchandiser and Buying team to formulate a detailed plan on the products to be offered each quarter across all channels. Booking quantities of products to meet launch and respond to in season variables for all channels in the UK and International.
- Take lead in developing Department or range plan review and lessons learned. Managing departmental documentation relating to all sale periods including markdown plans. Maintaining accurate listings in Range Planner
- Working with Sourcing Offices to manage critical path from buy to delivery for each stroke including global capacity management and the agreement and monitoring of global production plans with suppliers. Providing information to Space Planning & Development team to allow them to generate layout plans to stores
- Maintaining awareness of competition’s product offer to provide input into price point strategy and catalogue by shape of chain
- Motivate, develop and train relevant line reports

**Who you are**

Your skills and experience will include
- Strong Merchandising skills including managing GSM, development of Department Plan, stock / commitment management, creating sales estimates, and production plans. Working to Senior Assistant Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser in a retailer.
- Strong Knowledge of the end to end buy to store process.
- Experience controlling unplanned in-season costs. Negotiation skills (managing in season unplanned costs)
- Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying and Technology Strong interpersonal/ communication skills
- Passion for Kidswear is preferred

**Everyone’s welcome**

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We’re an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selec

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