Merchandiser

1 week ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Page Personnel Full time

Close to transport links
- Progression Opportunities

**About Our Client**:
A fantastic opportunity for an **Merchandiser **to join a clothing retailer in Leeds. The business sells multi product clothing through a number of channels including stores & ecommerce. The also have an apparel range that is made from over 40% recycled materials.

Trading & branch merchandising:

- Efficiently execute strategic planning and in-season trading to achieve the targeted sales and profitability goals for the department.
- Identify opportunities and risks to trade, report on key highlights/lowlights, implementing actions to capitalise on consumer and market demands alongside the promotional calendar.
- Weekly review of all retail and warehouse stocks, including allocation, replenishment and IBT planning to ensure availability targets are met and sales opportunities are fulfilled.
- Oversee the store delivery process with key internal and external stakeholders, managing and rectifying all queries with the teams.
- Proactively forecasting KPIs aligned with trading output, demands and the promotional calendar.
- Manage the markdown cycle throughout each season to maximise sales, profit and sell through.

Planning:

- Ensure optimum stock planning in line with the business strategy and budgets, executing space, category, and option planning for the retail channel.
- Strategically plan and execute departmental trading activities, intake processes and KPI forecasting in conjunction with the planning of the WSSI and Open-to-Buy (OTB).
- Manage and oversee the update and review of the linecards with the merchandising team, taking necessary action in line with the critical path and business demands.
- Build and execute seasonal range planning, creating robust distribution and phasing plans that are aligned with the store demographic and pricing architecture.
- Working closely with the buying and retail teams to coordinate future season planning, ensuring alignment across departments.
- Co-ordinate with the Import Merchandisers and operation teams to leverage commercial opportunities, orchestrate delivery schedules and the daily planning of allocations, replenishment and IBTs.

Leadership:

- Lead and develop the retail team, planning allocations, replenishment schedules and monitoring and amending pars to ensure optimum stock levels in all stores and concessions.
- Provide 1-2-1 support to the team and lead career progression.
- Ensure an impactful and inclusive management approach, exemplifying positive behaviours and offering the team precise guidance and growth opportunities.

**The Successful Applicant**:

- Highly numerate with outstanding proficiency in Excel
- Demonstrated expertise in analytical techniques and data analysis.
- Verified track record in in-season trading.
- Expertise in planning and ranging, including WSSI management & linecards.
- Ability to react to changes in demand and logistics.
- The ability to identify and offer effective solutions to problems.
- Experience with managing a merchandising team of one or more.
- Behaviours required:

- Effectively communicate and build relationships with key stakeholders, including senior management.
- Able to work under pressure and resilient.
- A love of retail and good commercial awareness
- Work closely with the ASMs to optimise sales in each store. Store visits will be required seasonally.

**What's on Offer**:
Salary up to £35k DOE

Free Parking

8-4 or 9-5 working hours

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