Merchandise Admin Assistant

Are you **passionate about product and analysing data**? We are looking for a **Merchandise Admin Assistant** to come aboard and join our Team at our Head Office in **Braunton**.

Our Merchandising team ensures that we have the right products, at the right time, in the right place and in the right quantities. Reporting to the Merchandiser, the Merchandise Admin Role helps to maximise profit & minimize costs by maintaining efficient stock flow, through effective management of stock into DC, and allocation and distribution of stock to all channels. Accountable for maintaining accurate information relevant to stock, purchase orders and shipping to enable on time payments to stock and supply chain suppliers. Championing compliance with our processes across internal & external teams.

**A bit about us**

We’re a British coastal, lifestyle brand, and for over the last thirty years have embodied, family spirit, sport, and love for the outdoors. Our inspiration flows from land and sea, to waves and mountains and has been the inspiration for our iconic print designs on Tees, Hoodies and more recently our growing range of Accessories.

**A bit about the role...**

**Responsibilities**
- Accurately create new items in Futura, checking all information is available & correct
- Raise PO’s and issue to Suppliers
- Issue the Supplier Manual & Terms & Conditions Document & handle any queries
- Maintain Supplier database with Certificate & Payment term details
- Ensure all purchase order dates are maintained and reported correctly on the system and intake reports.
- Issue product information to suppliers after the order raising process, making sure they have the correct information to comply with our barcoding and packaging requirements.
- Liaise with suppliers to generate Letters of Credit and handle any queries or amendments they require.
- Checking Supplier invoices are accurate & ensure suppliers receive deposit & balance payments on time
- Forecast expenditure on freight & duty based on volume, freight method, country of origin, product type and month of shipping.
- Liaise with suppliers, freight forwarders and logistics on all deliveries and deal with queries as they arise.
- Be main point of contact for all import requests, documents and queries, maintaining all key shipping tracking documents, including Shipping Schedule.
- Ensure all documents in place to import duty-free goods where possible and that shipments are released for delivery to us in a timely cost-efficient manner, via communications with forwarding agent.
- Assign import & export tariff codes to all items
- Monitoring intake of stock to ensure there is enough stock cover across your category
- Allocating stock for all channels - Retail, E-Com & wholesale
- Supporting with product launches
- Store point of contact for stock management
- Product analysis, identify trends, issues, and sales performance
- Working closely and supporting the Merchandising team - creating daily/weekly reporting, trading updates and general administrative tasks
- Action Price changes, promotions & stock movements as directed by Merchandiser/Head of B&M, trouble-shooting any store queries in these areas.

**A bit about you...**
- A passion for numbers and problem solving
- Competent in Microsoft Excel - spreadsheets are the daily norm for Merchandising team
- Keen to grow and develop a career path within Merchandising
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Passionate for fashion
- Great people and communication skills.
- GCSE 5 or above in Math

**What we offer you**
- Rest and relaxation are important, we offer above statutory holiday, 33 days per year (inc. bank holidays), pro rata for part time team members and after 5 years on your journey you will be rewarded with an extra 2 days
- Your birthday is a **REAL** big deal, you will receive an extra day holiday for this to be taken on or in the week of your birthday
- Giving back to the community is so important, it’s a big part of our journey, you will have 3 days per year to support with charitable causes
- 50% discount (off RRP) on all Saltrock products
- Cycle to Work Scheme

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

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday