JUNIOR MERCHANDISER | ECOM & RETAIL | INTERNATIONAL RETAILER HYBRID | UP TO £37,000

As the Junior Merchandiser you will be confident in the set up of new reporting tools, whilst being responsible for the sales and performance of your area. You will trade and de-risk your category area by having a commercial approach to knowing your best sellers and how to capitalise on newness.

JUNIOR MERCHANDISER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own daily line sales, update your forecasts for your area whilst communicating back to your senior merchandiser weekly on what OTB you have identified for the department.
• As the Junior Merchandiser you will assist the Head of Merchandising in the building of category WSSI's
• Effectively plan product launches for the brand in their retail spaces
• Understand the planning of stock allocation
• Experience of working with external brands or partners is desired
• You will update your actualised sales and prepare monthly re-forecasts with your senior management team.
• You will identify where cancellations and phasing activity needs to occur with the support of your assistant and trainee.
• Development of junior members of the team, motivating team morale whilst setting realistic goals & objectives.
• Ensure that the daily administrative tasks are done being done accurately & in a timely manner by your direct reports.
• You will naturally build a strong relationship with your Buyer, you will assist in all range builds, sign off's, and all strategy meetings.
• You will be responsible for identifying best sellers and move on's that the team need to focus on to generate new sales.
• Review product and supplier mix's with your Buyer to ensure that the right product, quality and designs are being brought into the business
• Building strategy, lessons learnt and weekly trade packs for the wider team, whilst being confident in presenting your suggestions and actions to senior management.
• Establish a consistent pricing architecture across your ranges whilst being mindful of the competition and any promotional activity you wish to implement.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail, Trade, Leisure & Wholesale Operations | Senior Appointments & Exec | Sales | Supply Chain & Logistics

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