Senior Assistant Merchandiser - Menswear in London

UNIQLO is a leading brand of the Fast Retailing Group, one of the largest apparel retailers in the world. UNIQLO respects the individuality and lifestyle of all customers and takes pride in creating high quality, long-lasting, innovative clothing at an affordable price.

We are currently recruiting a Menswear Senior Assistant Merchandiser to sit within the EU Merchandising Planning team, based in our London office. You will be reporting directly into the Head of Merchandising for Menswear, working across functions and at a European level. This is an opportunity for someone looking to own your own product categories within a menswear department. This is a permanent full-time position and as our Menswear Senior Assistant Merchandiser, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement the commercial strategy for our menswear collection.

What you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing your division buying plan and providing information to ensure consistent management of product.
• Identifying and interpreting market trends through market research, whilst remaining aware of the activities of our primary competitors.
• Establishing best practices to feedback and recommend products for the European market with Global Merchandising and Product Development teams in Tokyo.
• Reviewing the weekly sales figures, completing analysis and actioning to continually update forward buying forecasts.
• Identifying trends which represent opportunities or risks to profit.
• Conduct sales and trend analysis to generate seasonal forecasts at SKU level, translating demand insights into effective buy plans and order placement.
• Agreeing on divisional budgets, seasonal pricing proposals, markdowns and promotional strategies in conjunction with stores and other merchandisers to achieve profit targets.
• Coordinating timing on range assortments and delivery with Global Merchandising.
• Regularly reviewing the delivery schedule forecasts and the actual intake of merchandise with the Production and Logistics Departments, anticipating and/or identifying potential problems and taking remedial action to resolve issues.
• Managing the optimisation of store stocks in line with sales performance to improve company profitability and maximise product availability.
• Coordinating activities between all markets on layout plans and zoning to deliver the best layout in a timely manner for European stores.
• Establishing close contact with stores in order to assess the impact of the range and address opportunities, follow through with in-Store Merchandising and Marketing teams.
• Following and revising the merchandise planning calendar to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Support the development of the critical path.

What we are looking for:

• Category management experience in a fashion merchandising role, preferably menswear.
• Understanding and ability to apply merchandising principles and practices.
• You will have a good understanding of store operations and supply chain processes.
• High attention to detail and a hands-on approach.
• Commercially savvy in order to manage business performance.
• Computer literate with expert knowledge of Excel.
• Team player who effectively collaborates across functions.
• Ability to prioritise own workload to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Proactive and can easily adapt to change.

What we can offer you:

• 26 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.
• 30% staff discount.
• Performance-based bonus scheme.
• Group Profit Share Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Private Pension Scheme.
• Complimentary tea and coffee.
• Hybrid working model: 2 days remote, 3 days office-based.
• Social events throughout the year.
• Seasonal sample sales.
• Volunteer Day – twice a year.

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