Assistant Merchandiser

Jadedldn; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and growing fashion brand as an Assistant Merchandiser, where your analytical skills will shine! This role offers the chance to influence trade strategies and contribute to the success of Jaded London. You will engage in dynamic tasks such as forecasting sales, managing stock levels, and collaborating with various departments to enhance trading performance. The position not only allows you to bring your ideas to the table but also provides a supportive environment for professional growth. If you are passionate about fashion and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

50% Employee Discount

24 days holiday per year

Paid day off on birthday

Paid moving day per year

Hybrid Working Arrangements

Pension Scheme

Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

£500 employee referral bonus

Local Business Discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in forecasting and SKU management.
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel is essential.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Updating trade reports and suggesting actions to maximize sales.
• Monitoring sales performance and making recommendations.
• Building relationships with suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Forecasting

SKU management

Microsoft Excel

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Adaptability

Job description

Reports to:

Head of Trading

Role Overview:

Jaded London are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Assistant Merchandiser to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a growing brand and department, with the opportunity to bring your own ideas and expertise to the role. Your focuses will be to bring strong trade analysis and suggestions to Jaded London, Jaded Swim and Jaded Unisex and manage actions on a daily, weekly and seasonal basis. Key responsibilities will also include forecasting sales, quantifying buys, reviewing size and making valuable contributions to planning, range building and strategy.

Being an excellent communicator is essential for this role to build strong relationships with all key stakeholders across internal departments and our external supply chain.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?

• Updating Monday trade reports in a timely and accurate fashion, identifying key highlights and lowlights from the previous week and making suggestions of actions to maximise sales and minimise stock risks.
• Following up trade actions throughout the week with key departments; Ecommerce, Social, Logistics, Production, Design, Suppliers, feeding back results from actions taken and providing suggestions for future strategies and processes.
• Monitoring slow sellers and strong sellers, making regular suggestions on how to improve sales and mitigate risks by liaising with internal departments and presenting suggestions to the wider team.
• Daily awareness of trading performance, especially around collection launches and adapting day-to-day intake and stock management tasks.
• Ownership of repeats and continuity lines, accurately forecasting linecards to ensure maximum availability and healthy cover on bestsellers.
• Making suggestions and recommendations on repeat opportunities and quantity amendments.
• Forecasting size ratios for new styles based on performance and accurately providing buy ratios for repeats.
• Suggesting price amendments for full price and markdown, presenting strong rationale with key considerations for cover, margin, seasonality and discount.
• Accurately updating WSSI and category WSSI’s, highlighting opportunity and risk to sales, stock and intake.
• Contributing to seasonal analysis and suggesting department strategies, regularly presenting findings and ideas in season.
• Demonstrating foresight and strong critical path management with awareness of company, internal departments and supplier deadlines.
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and understanding supply chain capacities and capabilities.
• Reviewing intake levels to manage expectations with warehouses and logistics teams, reporting on potential lateness risks and opportunities.
• Working closely with buying and design teams to make clear recommendations on risks and opportunities for new styles.
• Building relationships with our wholesale partners and internal wholesale team, understanding partners' trading climate and where we can boost performance.
• Providing key insights and analysis on a continual basis to support wider teams with actionable trade analysis and insights.

WHAT DO I NEED?

• Commercial awareness and strong trading mindset.
• Proven track record of forecasting and SKU management as well as intake and stock management.
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel.
• Passion for Jaded London and the fashion industry.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy of work.
• Good negotiation skills with suppliers.
• Proactive and adaptable, able to bring about ideas and change.
• Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong prioritisation and accuracy skills, critical thinker and problem solver.

WHAT DO I GET?

• 50% Employee Discount
• 24 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• A paid moving day per year
• Hybrid Working Arrangements - 1 day per week WFH
• Pension Scheme (3% Jaded, 4% You)
• Bonus Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• £500 employee referral bonus scheme
• Local Business Discounts (cafés, fitness, beauty etc)
• North-West London office location directly located next to good transport links
• Casual office dress code
• Fully-stocked kitchens and fridges
• Regular Office Social Events