Merchandise Assistant in Bury

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

The JD Group is now recruiting for a Merchandise Assistant to join our Bury Head Office, within the JD Sports Fashion fascia. The Merchandise Assistant is responsible/reports to the Merchandiser. A key member of the Merchandising team, the Merchandise Assistant assists the department with day-to-day tasks such as updating supplier order books, managing problem orders, and actioning stock movements, ensuring the correct stock is in the right place at the right time to maximise profitability across all channels. This role offers a great opportunity to develop your career in merchandising as part of a dedicated team.

Responsibilities

• Order (30%): Support with size ratio of lines on smaller brands, with AM guidance. Create purchase orders via upload and check all details are accurate prior to sending to supplier. Reconcile supplier order books and communicate all anomalies.
• Stock (35%): Update supplier order books and ETA reports on the system. Book in product as directed by the Merchandiser. Liaise and be first point of contact with the warehouse around delivery issues and problem orders. Cost and retail checks on orders booked into the warehouse in conjunction with the Assistant Merchandiser. Scheduling (initial allocation) checks.
• Trade (35%): Print and run key reporting for Monday trade meetings. Develop awareness of product area through analysis of reports and store visits. Maximise best sellers through the review of ideal stock levels. Action stock movements, including IBTs, in conjunction with the Assistant Merchandiser. Collate and check weekly price amendments. Follow up on feedback from Retail and Branch Merchandising to support the stores. Review new store performance, suggesting actions to the team. Complete marketing requests. Ad-hoc reports and analysis for the team as required. Establish collaborative working relationships within teams across functions.

The ideal candidate

• Passionate about JD, its brands and customer.
• Some knowledge and understanding of Merchandising.
• Analytical and passionate about numbers.
• Systems driven, proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office software.
• Highly organised and strong attention to detail.
• A good communicator able to build relationships with stakeholders and to work across teams.
• Able to take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver.
• Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues.
• Positive and flexible, responsive to business needs.
• Curious with a continuous learning mindset.

Team Structure

Here at JD, the Merchandising team structure is organised into various departments. Each of the departments have a strong focus in certain areas, such as Apparel, Footwear and Accessories. Being part of this wide team will give you the opportunity to work with sports branded suppliers and other key stakeholders. There are many opportunities to grow within the different areas and there is also training and development plans in place to support and mentor you in your personal and professional career.

Our Benefits

• JD Group company discount across all JD Group fascia’s (JD, Size?, Blacks, Millets, GO Outdoors).
• JD Group pension scheme.
• JD Group holiday entitlement.
• Discounted membership at JD Gyms.
• In-house training & development programmes.
• Apprenticeship opportunities.
• Staff sales.
• Free onsite parking.
• Onsite canteen.
• Opportunities to progress throughout the wider business – within the UK and International.

The JD Recruitment process

We will review the applications individually and we will contact you if we feel you would be a good fit for the team, to have a conversation about your skills, experiences, and career path. Please be aware that the talent team receive thousands of applications, therefore if you have not heard back within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.