Established Merchandiser

We are looking for an Established Merchandiser to join us on a permanent contract covering all aspects of merchandising within our Soft Separates for our Whistles brand. As our Established Merchandiser you will partner with our Buying team to trade the range commercially to maximise profit and minimise markdown. Working at pace with a strong bias towards action and delivery is key in this role; you will focus on planning and forecasting for the department including stock management, OTB and reporting on category performance.

What you’ll do:

• Taking ownership of Softs Department; dresses, jumpsuits, tops & skirts.
• Delivering planned sales, margin, markdown and terminal stock targets on your department through effective planning and in season trading.
• Planning allocations and stock packages for stores, liaising with the DC and wider merchandising team to identify category risks and opportunities, recommending activity to increase sales and profit and decrease stock risk.
• Managing the development of the range in partnership with Buying and Design and in line with option plan, department OTB, planned ASP and intake margin.
• Conducting full lessons learnt and using this to develop short- and long-term strategies, decision making both in season and for the future.
• Working collaboratively across all Central Teams (Head Office) departments.

This role will see you coach and line manage a team of four; Senior Assistant Merchandiser, Assistant Merchandiser, Senior MAA and an MAA, celebrating their successes and assisting in their ongoing development. As an Established Merchandiser we will need you to drive our sales margin and mitigate stock risk by monitoring and reacting to trading patterns ensuring our Whistles customer can find the best product mix in the right place, at the right time. Excellent numeracy and analytical skills is a key focus in this role.

Who you’ll be:

• Excellent numeric and analytical skills and good decision making.
• Motivated by a challenging brief with a can-do attitude.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills & the ability to meet deadlines within a fast paced environment.
• Builds great relationships with colleagues across all central teams.

What’s in it for you:

It’s not just what you can do for us. Throughout We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go. Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Generous colleague discount up to 70%.
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum.
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance.
• Enhanced Maternity package.
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7.

If you want to join us and create moments that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

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