Merchandiser

2 days ago

Devon England, United Kingdom Saltrock Full time

The Merchandiser is a motivated and pro-active member of the Merchandising team reporting to the Senior Merchandiser. They will support the Senior Merchandiser & Head of Buying & Merchandising, with supervisor responsibilities to the Merch Admin team with progression to line management.

They will work alongside the Branch Merchandiser to bring a coherent strategy across product & channels.

The Merchandiser is involved with the future planning & budgeting of the business, reviewing product insights to support future forecasts. They will be involved in Key meetings including Seasonal Strategy meetings, Range building , Sign offs & Trading meetings, covering multiple seasons at a time.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, show ability and aptitude in retail maths and be able to demonstrate a pro-active approach to business and systems management. An awareness of the Saltrock Brand & Customer is crucial to understanding how we stock our stores.

Key responsibilities
:

  • Range building - Assisting the Senior Merchandiser & working with the Buying & Design teams to ensure a clear product range is planned, considering historic data & current trading trends.
  • Ensuring the Buying & Design teams have all the data and analysis they require to understand performance of the business, best & worst sellers.
  • Align with the Critical Path and ensure Merchandising tasks are completed.
  • Working with the Buying team & Senior Merchandiser to manage capacity & production planning for the Supply base in line with budget.
  • Be up to date with all Goods in & understand when the stock is coming into our DC.
  • Understanding & assisting the Senior Merchandiser with the performance of product to ensure right stock is maintained to ensure sales budgets are met; including the clearing down of old, poor performing & fragmented stock.
  • Inputting into the production of the Monday Trade pack, analysing the trade performance of the previous week and reporting findings to the Merchandiser and with suggested trading actions
  • Work with the Marketing & Buying teams to ensure they know when options are coming into the business for VM, Photo shoots and any other Adhoc information as required.
  • Support the training & progression of our merch admin team members to ensure confidence & accountability is built in the team.
  • Communicate as required with Futura ensuring we are using the system as best we can for the business
  • Adhoc analysis as required by the Senior Merchandiser

Key Skills Required

  • Excellent Excel skills
  • Highly Numerate – able to quickly and accurately review data and identify logical next steps
  • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Interpersonal skills – be enthusiastic, approachable and able to communicate effectively with all levels of the business
  • To be a strong team player whilst being able to use your own initiative
  • Great communication skills (written & verbal) and the ability to influence, including Directors of the business
  • Management experience preferred with knowledge of Retail POS systems & merchandising functions.

Reporting to:
Senior Merchandising

Skills
Excellent Excel skills

High attention to detail and accuracy

Highly Numerate – able to quickly and accurately review data and identify logical next steps

Interpersonal skills – be enthusiastic, approachable and able to communicate effectively with all levels of the business

To be a strong team player whilst being able to use your own initiative

Great communication skills (written & verbal) and the ability to influence, including Directors of the business

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