At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse trends, manage stock, and support strategic decisions in a dynamic retail environment.
- Company: Join a leading fashion retailer with a focus on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a vibrant team culture.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for growth in a fast-paced, collaborative team.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in merchandising and make a real impact in the fashion industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in merchandising or planning, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
We are looking for a commercially minded and analytical
Junior Merchandise Planner to join a Merchandise Planning team in Leeds.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with merchandising or planning experience who is ready to take the next step in their career.
Working closely with the Head of Planning, Merch Planner and Buying teams, you will play a key role in planning and trading product categories, analysing performance and supporting strategic decision-making.
You'll use data and commercial insight to identify opportunities, manage stock effectively and help maximise sales across all channels.
Key Responsibilities for the Junior Merchandise Planner
- Analyse previous seasons to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Support the creation of category and channel mix strategies alongside the Head of Planning and Buying teams.
- Attend range planning and product selection meetings.
- Maintain visibility of the total seasonal buy, including original buys, top-ups and promotional selections.
- Manage supplier buying dashboards to support commercial negotiations.
- Populate and maintain WSSIs with budgets, forecasts and key performance indicators.
- Monitor availability and performance of core product lines, recommending actions to optimise stock levels.
- Review new season trading and identify opportunities to maximise sales and profitability.
- Monitor carry-over lines and recommend rebuys where appropriate.
- Track performance against sales plans and year-on-year targets.
- Analyse new initiatives and provide clear, actionable insights.
- Produce trading commentary and performance analysis for markdown and clearance events.
About You
We're looking for someone who is highly analytical, commercially aware and passionate about fashion and retail planning.
You will already have experience within a merchandising or planning environment and be confident working with large volumes of data to support business decisions.
Skills required for the Junior Merchandise Planner
- Previous experience in a Merchandising, Assistant Merchandiser or Junior Planning role.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working with WSSI reporting and forecasting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
- A proactive approach and a desire to continuously improve processes.
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