Merchandising Analyst

**Job Title: Merchandising Analyst
Location: Cardiff, CF24 5NG- This will be an office based role in the Cardiff Head Office**

**Hours: 37.5 hours a week
- Monday
- Friday**

**Salary: £35,000**

Our client, one of the UK’s leaders in the retail industry, is offering an outstanding employment opportunity to work within their business. The client, who are a large and dynamic company, continue to enjoy sustained growth. As a result of recent growth,we are now embarking on an important recruitment exercise for our client. You will report directly to the Head of Merchandising/ Merchandising Director.

**Role Requirements**

To collate and analyse departmental and company performance data to assist Senior Management in making tactical and strategic decisions; to liaise closely with the IT, Finance, Warehouse and Retail Support Departments providing any required merchandise information.

**Duties & Responsibilities will include;**
- Work closely alongside Heads of Merchandising as the central conduit in cross
- departmental communication.
- Collate and prepare regular Management reporting in an accurate, appropriate and timely manner. i.e. Weekly Trade, Monthly WSSI and Seasonal Trading Roll ups.
- Collate and communicate Markdown and Promotional activity and provide reporting
- Control the co-ordination collating of any ad hoc company analysis and/or presentations for Senior Management and the merchandising function as required.
- Work closely with Head of Merchandising feeding back any issues and recommending improvements to best practise.
- Work closely with IT to ensure merchandiser systems are continuous improved in line with the company strategy.
- Ensure any developments from IT, Warehouse or Finance are effectively communicated to the B & M management and colleagues
- Work closely with the Finance team constructing seasonal and annual budgets and maintain the budgetary information in the Buyer Plan system.
- To undertake any other ad hoc responsibilities as required by the business.

You will be positive in approach, able to work in a dynamic business environment, but above all be committed to the delivery of outstanding customer service. You will be a strong communicator at all levels and be able to react to priority changes.

If you feel these qualities describe you, then we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your career details to **Andrew Bridges** at **PDA SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED**.