Assistant Merchandiser

JD; Bury; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Tempo pieno

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JD Sports Fashion PLC in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandising team in delivering the department plan for sales, profit and stock across stores and digital channels.

You will analyse performance data, help build range plans, manage receipts and orders, collaborate with buyers, planners and store teams, and use Excel and core merchandising tools to optimise stock, pricing and promotional activity.

Competenze

• Analytical, data driven with strong numeracy.
• Excellent attention to detail and data entry accuracy.
• Enthusiastic about JD and its customers.
• Proficient in Excel and data reporting.
• Confident communicator capable of building relationships.
• Able to own tasks and use initiative.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative approach.
• Curious with a willingness to learn.

Mansioni

• Support with product mix reporting and analysis.
• Assist in formulating range plan at store level.
• Create accurate size ratios for all buys.
• Ensure planners are accurate to support order raising.
• Help create purchase orders via upload.
• Reconcile supplier order books and flag anomalies.
• Collate bookings with Buying team.
• Prioritise intake and best stock placement.
• Review sales data to inform trade actions.
• Identify priority stores and propose actions.
• Oversee weekly tasks of the Merchandise Assistant.

Conoscenze

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Excel proficiency

Communication

Ownership

Teamwork

Customer focus

Curious

Strumenti

Shogun

GUI

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Assistant Merchandiser

Role Overview

The Assistant Merchandiser (AM) plays a key role within the Merchandising function, providing vital support to the Merchandising team to achieve optimum efficiency and to deliver the department plan on customer, sales, and profit.

The AM takes responsibility for ensuring the right stock and intake is available for our customers, continually looking for opportunities to maximise the potential of both product and stores, whilst working collaboratively within the Merchandising team and key areas of the business.

Responsibilities

Plan

• Support with product mix and sign off pack reporting and analysis.

• Assist in the formulation of the range plan at store level with the Merchandiser/Buyer

Order:

• Create accurate size ratios for all buys.

• Ensure planners are accurate to support order raising process.

• Support Merchandise Assistants on creating purchase orders via upload.

• Reconcile supplier order books and communicate all anomalies, on bigger brands.

Stock:

• Collate bookings with Buying team.

• Prioritise intake and review booked lines to ensure best stock placement, with guidance from the Merchandiser.

• Establish working relationships with supplier base.

Trade:

• Review reporting and collate key findings in preparation for department trade email. Compile focus for the week for yourself and Merchandise Assistant.

• Review sales analysis to identify key trade actions. Suggest cancellation, rephasing and markdown activity to Merchandiser.

• Identify priority stores for the week, review and propose actions.

• New / re-fit stores - analysis of performance

• Over / under performing stores

• Over / under optioned stores

• Trading team branch feedback

• Identify lines to IBT and fast track.

• Propose distribution amends to Buying and Merchandiser.

• Check and approve weekly divisional price changes prior to upload.

• Review branch actions for the Merchandise Assistant to complete.

• Undertake store visits, collates report and feedback.

• Help build new store stock package and track progress.

• Set up and review Linecards.

• Identify ideal level actions.

• Check and action range plan to ensure stores hit planned options.

• Oversee Merchandise Assistant’s weekly tasks.

• Establish collaborative working relationships within teams across functions.

• Carry out any ad-hoc analysis as required.

Role objectives and KPIs:

To support the Merchandising team to effectively deliver departmental goals and KPIs – sales, profit, and stock - across all channels (stores and digital), maximising commercial opportunities.

Core competencies:

2.1 Working with People3.1 Relating and Networking4.1 Writing and Reporting 4.3 Analysing 5.1 Learning and Researching 6.1. Planning and Organising

Skills and experience:

• Analytical, data driven and highly numerate.

• Keen eye for detail and ability to accurately enter and check data.

• Enthusiastic about JD, its brands and customer.

• Good knowledge of Excel.

• Confident communicator able to build relationships at all levels.

• Able to take ownership of work and use initiative to deliver on key responsibilities.

• Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues.

• Positive, flexible, and responsive to business needs.

• Curious with a continuous learning mindset.

Training requirements for role:

• GUI

• Shogun

• Intermediate Excel

• Good trade knowledge

• Sign off attendance

• Size ratios - ratio tool

• Planner (Planogram)

• Purchase order creation process - PO upload

• Reconcile process

• Bookings & weekly intake

• Manage trade actions

• Weekly divisional price changes

• Ideal management tool

• Linecards

• Oversees MA weekly tasks

• Store visits

• New store reviews

• Branch actions

• Selektron

• Sales Analysis

• Cost prices

Training is on-the-job shadowing supported by online resources. Where relevant, face to face training on key tools, systems or processes will be arranged.