The Company :
Our client a leading fashion brand are looking for a Merchandiser / Senior Merchandiser to join their Retail Marketplace merchandising team.
12 months Maternity Cover
HYBRID WORKING 2 DAYS FROM HOME
The Role :
- Responsible for delivering strong commercial results through strategic planning, trading insight and team leadership.
- Budget management, inventory management, and ensuring a seamless integration between buying, planning, and marketing teams.
- Advanced merchandising expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset focused on profitability and sustainable growth.
- Lead the seasonal trading strategy, ensuring sales, margin and stock targets are achieved.
- Own WSSI, forecasting and budgeting across your department.
- Analyse weekly performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities, delivering clear recommendations.
- Oversee allocation, replenishment and stock flow across all sales channels.
- Manage relationships with key marketplace contacts.
- Partner with Buying on range building, price architecture and product lifecycle management.
- Drive markdown and promotional strategy with a focus on margin optimisation.
- Produce effective trading reports and present insights to senior leadership.
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