Junior Merchandiser in City of London

Jaded London are looking for a dynamic and proactive Junior Merchandiser or established Assistant Merchandiser to join the growing Buying and Merchandising team. This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking, ambitious individual to manage the Womenswear and Swimwear departments, bringing key forecasting, planning and trading skills to the role.

Your focuses will be to bring strong trade analysis, suggestions and actions to Jaded London, Jaded Swim and Jaded Unisex and manage actions on a daily, weekly and seasonal basis, collaborating closely with all departments to align product strategy across the business.

Key responsibilities will also include:

• Owning the WSSI and management of intake and OTB.
• Driving and adapting product strategies in season with product facing departments.
• Leading seasonal strategy plans and frameworks.
• Building strong relationships with all key stakeholders across internal departments and our external supply chain.

What will I be doing?

• Accurately update and forecast WSSI and category WSSI’s, highlighting opportunity and risk to sales, stock and intake.
• Completes monthly reforecasts, presenting key rationale and actions required to the Head of Trading and Finance department.
• Filters through key actions as priority with buying, merchandising and production teams.
• Presenting Womenswear and Swimwear weekly trade meetings to wider teams, telling a clear and concise story of highlights and lowlights for the week based on data insights.
• Independently drive analysis and a daily awareness of trading performance, especially around collection launches.
• Instil reactiveness on new styles and campaign styles.
• Follow up on trade actions throughout the week with key departments; Ecommerce, Social, Logistics, Production, Design, Suppliers.
• Feedback results from actions taken and provide suggestions for future strategies and processes.
• Ownership of linecards and repeat forecasting and quantifying buys.
• Forecast size ratios for new styles based on performance and accurately provide buy ratios for repeats.
• Complete regular sizing and returns analysis.
• Suggest price amendments for full price and markdown, presenting strong rationale with key considerations for cover, margin, seasonality and discount.
• Exhibit reactiveness with bestsellers and slow sellers, making regular suggestions on quantity, date and price amendments.
• Link key actions to WSSI reforecast focuses across intake and OTB management.
• Devise Womenswear and Swimwear seasonal strategy packs and buy plans, presenting to the founders and product teams.
• Regularly monitor how we are trading in season and make reactive amendments to seasonal strategy.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and awareness of supply chain capacities and capabilities.
• Reporting on any potential lateness risks and opportunities, especially around collection launches and bestsellers.
• Work closely with warehouse on intake priorities.
• Make clear recommendations on risks and opportunities for new styles.
• Position and trade pop up shops and positioning.
• Build relationships with our wholesale partners and our internal wholesale team.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record as a Junior Merchandiser or Established Assistant Merchandiser.
• Commercial awareness and strong trading mindset.
• Passion for the Jaded London brand and the fashion industry.
• Consistently demonstrating foresight and great organisational skills.
• Proven WSSI, intake and OTB management experience.
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of work.
• Proactive and adaptable.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• A critical thinker and problem solver.

Benefits:

• 50% Employee Discount
• 24 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• A paid moving day per year
• Hybrid Working Arrangements - 1 day per week WFH
• Pension Scheme (3% Jaded, 4% You)
• Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• £500 employee referral bonus scheme
• Local Business Discounts (cafés, fitness, beauty etc)
• North-West London office location directly located next to good transport links
• Casual office dress code
• Fully-stocked kitchens and fridges
• Regular Office Social Events (e.g. payday socials)