Product Category Assistant

1 day ago

Rochdale, Rochdale, United Kingdom House of Fashion Associates Ltd Full time
Job Title: Product Category Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled Product Category Assistant to join our team at House of Fashion Associates Ltd. As a key member of our commercial function, you will play a crucial role in managing all aspects of a product category from start to finish.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Competently manage all aspects of a product category from the start to the end of the product life cycle
  • Ensure the Seasonal Development Requirements are reviewed, updated, and circulated to all suppliers ahead of the start of each season
  • Work effectively with the wider category team to complete gap analysis for the customer against their current offer and competitors
  • Ensure the internal target matrix is regularly and accurately updated in line with departmental parameters and current retail price points
  • Competently carry out negotiations with suppliers as necessary to aim to meet cost expectations for the customer balanced with internal margin parameters
  • Ensure final product selection details are circulated accurately to the wider business
  • Ensure selected product cost details are accurately transferred to the company template
  • Ensure selected product SKUs are set up accurately on the company's internal IT systems
  • Ensure the receipt of article and RRP information from the customer, add accurately to internal documents and systems, and confirm the details to the appropriate supplier
  • Ensure all necessary samples are requested from suppliers for new season photography, and to also fulfil ad-hoc customer sample requests
  • Ensure the product critical path details are accurately set up and maintain required details for the commercial sections until fully completed
  • Competently manage all current category SKU cost changes through detailed, accurate recording on internal documents and accurate entry on the internal IT system
  • Competently undertake stock cost reviews twice a year to take into account company updates to the parameters, ensuring the detail is accurately recorded on internal documents and accurate entry on the internal IT system
  • Ensure product details are accurately updated on the internal IT systems at the end of their life cycle
Requirements:
  • Experience working with a product category within the import supply chain industry
  • Experience in the critical path
  • Liaising with suppliers and factories overseas
  • Excellent Excel skills
  • SAP/ERP or other systems
  • Product development experience an advantage
  • Experience within textiles bedding/soft furnishing highly advantageous
  • Have worked with multiple high street retailers in either account management or merchandiser role
About Us:

House of Fashion Associates Ltd is a successful bedding/soft furnishing company based in North Manchester who supply products to a multiple high street retailer. We are now looking to recruit an experienced Category Assistant to support senior management and work on our Dunelm Account.

The successful candidate will have experience working within product within the import and distribution industry and have strong Excel skills and experience in the critical path, liaising & negotiating with overseas suppliers and SAP/ERP or other systems.

We offer a competitive salary of £26,000 - £28,000 Per Annum and a dynamic working environment.

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