Junior Merchandiser

As the brand of choice by a community of new & expectant parents, our award winning nursery products we design and bring to life, can be purchased across a multitude of varying channels. These include our own Mamas & Papas stores around the UK & Ireland,within our ever growing Mamas & Papas concession store portfolio in partnership with Next, where customers can buy on line via our Mamas & Papas website, plus through a wealth of over 100 independent nursery retailers, let alone major national high streetretailers and online from Next to Boots, to Very to Amazon. Lets not also forget through international distributors, franchise partners, and direct to retail, Mamas & Papas products can be purchased in over 30 countries around the world as well.

Mamas & Papas is quite simply a unique brand. A truly global multichannel organisation where the analysis of supply, demand and flow of product across all channels is key.

Through continued growth, and the fantastic news that one of the team is about to welcome her own baby into world we are looking to recruit **Junior Merchandiser on a 12 month fixed term contract.**

**The role of Junior Merchandiser (Furniture) -12mth FTC**
(Note: this is not visual merchandising)

This is an exciting analytical role focussed on supply & demand of our nursery furniture category. A category we are significant market leaders in. Within this role you will:
**Produce weekly & monthly trade analysis reports to the business on the furniture category including the weekly sales & stock intakes (WSSI)

**Identify supply & demand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats, as well as sales & profitability.

**Work closely with our Hong Kong office and global manufacturing and supplier partners to understand and forecast supply flow, timings, scenarios & solutions.

**Work closely with our stores, online, marketing, and our UK & International sales teams to limit overstock, or understock scenarios, and in creating cost effective solutions where needed.

**To Apply**:
Are you someone who comes from a Central merchandising background within consumer goods, who loves to unearth the mysteries of a data filled excel spreadsheet? Someone who is quick thinking, and able to adapt to every changing commercial and supply chain worldwe live in nowadays, where no one day is the same, and change to plan, is the norm? Where you relish the challenge of driving results, making things happen, and cultivating success. Then if so, we’d love to hear from you.
- This role being a 12 month fixed term contract, with genuine exposure, training and opportunity to develop your merchandiser skills to global multichannel level._
**- We at Mamas & Papas are committed to championing people of all cultures, ethnicities and gender preferences, and in celebrating diversity in all its forms through our campaigns, recruitment and our actions. We strongly believe in the power of inclusivityto help us all move forward in life._