Assistant Merchandiser

2 weeks ago


Accrington, United Kingdom Studio Retail Ltd Full time

**Assistant Merchandiser (Home)**

**Accrington, Lancashire**

**Salary - Competitive + Benefits**

**Permanent**

**About us**

Now part of the Fraser Group, Studio Retail Ltd are one of the largest online value retailers in the UK, providing a personal shopping service to over 1.9 million customers each year through our award-winning App. And studio.co.uk and ace.co.uk websites.

Our product range is huge, with over 60,000 different products covering clothing & footwear, electrical, household, têxtile, bedding, furniture, nursery products, gifts and greeting cards.

We employ over 1500 colleagues in a wide variety of roles, many of whom have seen their careers grow with us. Our colleagues say they work here because of our people and customers, and we offer everyone the opportunity to develop and progress.

Our customers are at the heart of everything that we do. We're currently undertaking a digital transformation program that will deliver the best service to our customers and our colleagues, to make us the leading online value retailer in the UK.

**About the Opportunity**

**What will you be accountable for?**

**As Assistant Merchandiser you will be**:

- Implementing the merchandising element of the critical path that delivers the category strategy.
- Producing accurate merchandising information to enable robust decisions to be made, using category management tools to maximise trading opportunities and drive the performance of the range.
- Raising accurate purchase orders for products within the category range so that demand can be met
- Working collaboratively and proactively with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to maximise availability.

**Who are we looking for?**

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual, keen to join a business going through significant transformation.

Within the trading Function; each Assistant Merchandiser has specific accountability for a delegated range of products within the category range. It is anticipated that the Assistant Merchandiser will gain a basic knowledge of merchandising and a good understanding of their delegated product area. They should also have the following:

- Teamworking and good communication skills
- Experience of working with external suppliers
- Good influencing skills
- Sound commercial and numerical skills including detailed analysis
- Data savvy
- Ability to understand data and run and present reports
- Good stake-holder management skills
- Ability to influence peer groups

**Why Studio Retail?**

We have many experienced colleagues who'll tell you they love working at Studio because of the people and the opportunities to develop. It's a fast-paced environment and the offices have a friendly and informal feel to them, no suits required to do a great job here

We offer a great benefits package including free parking and would love to hear from you if you think we could be the right company for you.

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