Assistant Merchandiser

You will be working for the high growth womenswear brand Sisters & Seekers within a creative and visionary team, all striving towards taking the brand to the next level. We are based near Chester but have a global reach with customers all over the world. We are looking for an ambitious, driven and passionate individual who is looking to develop their merchandising career in a dynamic and expanding team at our HQ near Chester (CH5). This position is a full-time role based in the office through Monday to Friday, with the opportunity to immerse yourself in the lively Sisters & Seekers team, experience staff and community events, and if you’re camera ready, to be a part of our viral TikTok videos!

This role will report to our Head of Merchandising, and is an exciting opportunity to join a newly forming team on a journey of expansion.

What you will do:

• Ownership of updating sales and stock reporting in a timely manner on a weekly and ad hoc basis, sharing with the wider team to support with trading and analysis. This includes Monday trade reporting ahead of the weekly Trade Meeting.
• Support the HoM with updating the Monday Trade Pack, feeding in own updates and analysis where required.
• Ownership of updating WSSI with actualised sales and stock in a timely manner on a weekly basis.
• Ownership of ensuring the Trading Calendar is maintained to ensure wider team are informed of latest launch dates for new collections and any price activity.
• Raise and manage Purchase Orders ensuring product, price, unit and delivery information is accurately reflected at any given time, liaising with the warehouse to ensure smooth inbound delivery process.
• Daily maintenance of the Intake Tracker to ensure the most accurate and up to date PO and delivery information can be found at any given time, as well as supporting with data maintenance within the Range Plan and Critical Path for the wider team.
• Ownership of maintaining the forward forecasts of our Core Line Cards, ensuring these are reviewed on a monthly basis with any rebuy requirements or intake movements highlighted to the HoM and actioned in a timely manner.
• Accountable for maintaining strong size availability on core lines at all times whilst managing cover levels to remain within set targets.
• Ownership of the Stock Health reporting, which includes reviewing sales, stock, cover and pricing by line and proposing actions to manage under and over performance.
• Estimating on new lines within the Range Plan to a set budget, working collaboratively with buyers and wider product team to bring together data analysis, ranking and trend forecasting to ensure we buy the right levels of stock by line on all new collections, and signing off with HoM.
• Support the team with reporting and analysis to contribute to Lessons Learnt on previous collections, and feed into future Strategy and Budgeting using knowledge gained.
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure deliveries are on time and any changes are managed effectively and communicated with wider team.
• Taking responsibility for own personal development, working alongside line manager to create a Personal Development Plan and map out clear career path to achieve your goals.

We'd love to meet someone with:

• At least 2 years’ experience in merchandising as either a Merch Admin Assistant or Assistant Merchandiser within a Fashion Retailer.
• Being good with numbers, and having a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential to thrive in this role.
• Someone who loves to get stuck in and has brilliant communication skills, working well both independently and within a team.
• Strong organisational skills and thrives in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of their direct reports where applicable.
• Strong problem solving skills, a ‘can do’ attitude to finding solutions.
• Someone with a great attitude who is willing to learn.
• The ability to work in office full-time (📍CH5).

Industry: A women's and menswear fashion e-commerce company based near Chester. We began in 2017 from a back garden shed in Wrexham and have grown to be one of the most up and coming brands in this space within the UK.

Company size: 60+

Friendly and welcoming, we are a team & community of like-minded individuals that still maintain the close-knit feel of a smaller company.

Interview Process: 2-3 Stage Interview Initial Online Interview Call. If shortlisted, you will then be invited to complete a brand project, presented at an in-person interview/introduction morning at our HQ.

We also offer:

• 30% off all products for you & family.
• 20 days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Gifted additional holidays (your Birthday and an additional day off at Christmas).
• Flexible start & finish scheme (7-10am arrival, 3-6pm finish time).
• Free on-site parking & EV charge points.
• Employer Pension Scheme.
• Career progression, masterclasses and personal development plans.
• Fun, close-knit and energetic team culture.
• Apple Mac or Microsoft Hardware.
• Competitive salary.