Stock Management Specialist

1 week ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom WHSmith Full time
Job Description

As a Merchandiser at WHSmith, you will play a key role in driving sales and profits by accurately forecasting trends, planning stock levels, and monitoring performance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for end-to-end stock management, including monitoring stock availability and fulfilment levels.
  • Work closely with suppliers to agree forward intake plans to maximise sales, availability, and minimise price overrides.
  • Manage day-to-day OTB, intake, and exit stock within budgeted levels.
  • Ensure promotional and new range launches fall within agreed timescales.
  • Support range reviews, construction, and optimisation of the range to ensure our offering is competitive and hits the right notes with our customers.
  • Cross-functional communication with the Buying team on ranging decisions and markdown plans for exit stock.
  • Manage critical path relating to promotions, range reviews, and new range launches.

Requirements:

  • Established Merchandiser with expertise in range planning and stock management.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a proactive mindset, always looking for ways to drive the merchandising function and the wider business forward.
  • Exceptional analytical skills, highly numerate, and excellent attention to detail.
  • An enthusiastic and persuasive communicator, resourceful, and pragmatic with a positive approach to problem-solving.
  • Ability to support a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented environment.

What We Offer:

  • Hybrid working model from home and in the office.
  • 4pm Friday finish.
  • Flexible Working.
  • 25 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday.
  • Family-friendly leave.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Sharesave Scheme.
  • Annual Bonus based on company and Personal Performance.
  • Competitive salary & car allowance.
  • Private medical.
  • Staff discount card for stores and online.

About Us:

WHSmith is a globally recognised brand present in over 30 countries around the world. We're proud to have grown and evolved into a diverse group of over 12,000 colleagues, all on the same journey to a better business through our commitments to our planet, people, and the communities we serve.

We're an ambitious team that thrives on pace, collaboration, and innovation, resulting in a real entrepreneurial culture. We're proud to be an inclusive employer, wanting our colleagues to feel welcome and free to be themselves with us.


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