Stock Assistant

Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford, invites applications for a Retail Merchandising role within the Ashmolean Museum. You will manage stock intake, pricing and replenishment across the shop and stockrooms, while maintaining accurate stock records and moving stock between locations.

You will support online and wholesale orders, update product listings and communicate professionally with customers, using your strong IT literacy and retail-system experience.

Qualifications

• GCSE-level education in English and Mathematics.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong eye for detail.
• Confident working independently, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Effective communication and service-focused problem-solving.
• Strong IT literacy including experience of retail systems and MS Word/Outlook/Excel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stock is received, processed, priced, stored and replenished across shops and stockrooms.
• Maintain reliable stock records, move stock between locations, support stock counts and report discrepancies.
• Assist with online and wholesale order fulfilment, update product listings and communicate with customers.

Skills

Stock management

Organisation

Communication

IT literacy

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Retail systems

Job description

Company: Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford

You will join the Retail Merchandising team at the Ashmolean Museum, the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology. The Museum’s Commercial Department supports its collections, research and operations through retail and other commercial activities.

You will help ensure that stock is received, processed, priced, stored and replenished accurately across the Museum’s shops and stockrooms. Working with the Merchandising & Ecommerce team, you will maintain reliable stock records, move stock between locations, support physical stock counts and promptly report discrepancies. You will also assist with online and wholesale order fulfilment, update product listings and communicate professionally with customers.

About YouYou will have GCSE-level education or equivalent in English and Mathematics, excellent organisational and time-management skills, and a strong eye for detail. You will be confident working independently, prioritising competing tasks and meeting deadlines in a busy environment. You will have effective communication skills, a service-focused approach to problem-solving and strong IT literacy, including experience of retail systems and Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.