Senior Merchandiser

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**:

- Establish, build and maintain relationships with core suppliers and shareholders, ensuring a strong business relationship Work with suppliers to negotiate the best cost prices, lead times and payment terms
- Stock and Sales analysis, producing reports to show sales and stock performance. Highlighting opportunities to drive sales
- Manage pricing across categories to achieve a competitive position, without compromising profitability
- Maximize the performance of your products by establishing a good understanding of your range, competitors and the wider retail market
- Work with internal stakeholders to help maximize sales, profit and efficient stock management
- Build relationships across all departments, communicating with Managers and Directors
- Constantly on the lookout for improving and bringing in the best possible products, checking reviews as well as refund reports
- Have good knowledge of a WSSI tool and category planning
- Be able to identify and propose improved working practices and updates to existing systems to assist the managers in development and training of the newer members of the merchandising team

**WHAT YOU'LL BRING**:

- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar fast paced role - experience with buying or purchasing is essential
- Comfortable, confident and experienced in managing overseas suppliers, typically from the Far East region
- Dynamic and eager to learn and develop within our company
- Negotiation skills and comprehensive commercial awareness, with the ability to identify trends and consider the impact on stock levels
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills - proficient in the use of Excel, as well as being confident on other Microsoft programs
- Able to find and extract data and develop a full understanding and awareness of business systems
- Ability to work proactively and re-actively in a fast-paced environment, and keep calm under pressure and when completing multiple tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to work in a team
- Self-motivated, extremely organised with a good eye for detail

**WHAT YOU'LL GET**:

- **Health & Wellbeing** - Workouts, Run Club, Nature Trail, Wellness Allowances, Gym Memberships, On-Site Gym (Coming Soon), Golf Memberships & Mental Health Support
- **29 Days Annual Leave (Including Bank Holidays)** - Increases with Length of Service
- Flexible Working Hours
- **Social Events** - Busy Schedule of Parties, Sports Tournaments, Charity Events & Lots More
- Table Tennis, Pool Tables & Sports Equipment in the Office
- **Additional Benefits Available** - Help to Buy Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discounted Travel Schemes & Lots More
- Product Discount on Net World Sports & Affiliate Partner Products
- **Subsidised On-Site Bistro** - Serving Freshly Prepared Food Every Day for Breakfast & Lunch
- **Employee Recognition** - Bonus & Commission Schemes and Performance, Length of Service & Life Event Rewards
- **Employee Support** - Saving Schemes, Legal & Financial Advice, Parental Guidance

**OUR VALUES**:

- **Go above and beyond**: Get stuck in and show your passion
- **Ideas over hierarchy**: If you have an idea, speak up It doesn’t matter what role you’re in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve.
- **Be bold, move fast**: We value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done as efficiently as possible.
- **Keep it simple**: Don’t over-complicate it
- **Results driven**: We embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure. Mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them.
- **Growth**: We’re a fast-growing business and we want our staff to grow with us.

**CONTACT**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free fitness classes
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Work Location: In person