Assistant Merchandiser

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser in Bury, England. The role will focus on ensuring effective stock management and supporting the merchandising team to achieve sales goals. The ideal candidate should have experience in a similar role and a strong commercial focus, contributing to the operational excellence of the company's retail strategy.

Benefits

Staff discount on JD Group brands

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all product is in the right stores to meet sales and profit plans.
• Identify priority stores and prepare for weekly trading meetings.
• Manage stock ratios and monitor exception stocks.

Skills

Numeracy

Commercial focus

Job description

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Senior Talent Acquisition Executive @ JD Sports | Recruitment for UK & Europe

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role Overview

To support the team by taking responsibility for ensuring all product is in the right stores to enable the achievement of all channel departmental sales, markdown, stock, intake and profit plans. Primarily ‘Store’ focused but working with the product file.

Key Duties/Responsibilities: Strategy (5%):

• Provide the Merchandiser and Buyer with the previous season analysis at store and product level
• Input into creation of the store strategy with the Merchandiser/Buyer
  
  

Plan (5%):

• Assist in formulation of range plan at store level with the Merchandiser/Buyer
• Work with the Merchandiser to ensure pre-scheduling meets options and range plan at store level
  
  

Stock (15%):

• Create ratios for all buys.
• Ensure stores are seasonally correct
• Consolidate the supplier order books
  
  

Trade (75%)

• Prepare weekly review of stores and product in preparation for Monday trading meeting
• 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
• Priority stores fed to team by management team or other function
• Complete Retail Feedback sheets, completing required actions as well as any follow up.
• Attend store visits from which create and execute an action plan to improve trade
• Manage line cards in conjunction with the Merchandiser
• Participate in the Monthly Re-forecast
• Manage condensing of stocks and IBT’s
• Taking direction from the Merchandiser, assist retail with merchandising aids
• Manage and monitor exception stocks on a daily basis, primarily through the GUI system
• Plan and action new store ranges (in conjunction with pre-schedule)
• Carry out any ad-hoc analysis as required
• Book in new product with guidelines from the Merchandiser
• Cost, retail and margin checks
• Establish collaborative working relationships within Teams and across functions.
• Deputise for the Merchandiser/Junior Merchandiser in their absence
  

Behavioural

• Delivering Excellence Working at a consistently high standard & with enthusiasm. you work to deliver a high quality service to meet personal and team expectations.
• Responsibility (Delivers results) Take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver. Take responsibility for your own actions & decisions
• Team Work You work with others to reach a common goal; sharing information, supporting colleagues and searching out expertise and solutions from relevant stakeholders.
• Leadership You lead by example through your behaviours and professional approach to work; inspiring your colleagues and driving for results.
• Communication You communicate clearly and concisely, ensuring that the message is understood by all.
  
  

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed

• Experience within a similar role is essential
• Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous
• Highly numerate and strong commercial focus
  
  

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Thank you for your time

#JD

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Retail

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