Assistant Merchandiser

Club L London; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashion-forward company in Manchester is seeking a driven Assistant Merchandiser to join their team. This role involves overseeing intake management, trading analysis, and supporting the merchandising team. Ideal candidates should have experience in merchandising, strong Excel skills, and excellent organizational capabilities. The position offers a dynamic environment, flexible working hours, and various benefits including a generous leave policy and staff discounts.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Extra day off for your birthday

Flexible working hours

40% staff discount

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cashplan

Free onsite gym

Social events

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or a stock management role.
• Excellent organization skills with strong analytical capabilities.
• Strong communicator with confidence to liaise with team members.
• Quick to identify issues and provide solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the critical path ensuring all styles are timely.
• Manage intake and communicate with suppliers/production.
• Analyze weekly reports to provide trade commentary.
• Support Merchandising Admin Assistants with administrative tasks.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Organizational skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Commercial mindset

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your merchandising career? Club L London is on the lookout for a driven, detail-oriented Assistant Merchandiser to join our fast-paced, fashion-forward team. This is the perfect opportunity for someone with merchandising experience who's looking to grow in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Intake Management

• Oversee the critical path, ensuring all styles are in on time and lateness is flagged, to ensure optimal availability and all collection launches are on time
• Manage and oversee the MAA on the Delivery Schedule: communicating with suppliers/production, chasing intake & making commercial decisions

Trading

• Review & identify rebuys on newness & bestsellers weekly
• Update & forecast line cards, proposing actions
• Review seasonal markdowns

Analysis

• Updating Monday Trade reporting & WSSI
• Analyse weekly reports to provide trade commentary and actions to the Merchandiser
• Review Daily Sales, suggesting actions to drive performance
• Sizing analysis for Newness & Rebuys
• Assisting Merchandiser with seasonal Lessons Learnt analysis
• Ad hoc analysis to support the Merchandiser

Other Responsibilities

• Support our Merchandising Admin Assistants with any administrative tasks and develop their skill set where needed
• Manage day to day workload of Merchandising Admin Assistants
• Establish strong working relationships with Production, Warehouse, Garment Tech, Design & Suppliers
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Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or a stock management role
• Excellent organisation skills with a strong ability to analyse data and make informed decisions
• Strong Excel skills with a high level of numeracy and attention to detail
• Strong communicator with the confidence to liaise with team members across the business at all levels
• Quick to identify issues and have good initiative to provide appropriate solutions.
• Commercial mindset with strong knowledge of the importance of how stock impacts sales.

About Club L

Founded in 2007 Club L was created with the vision of offering long-lasting luxury styles, trend-oriented collections with a twist and unique, statement designs that offer both exceptional quality and fit in an otherwise saturated market of fast-fashion and throw away goods.

Accessible luxury through considered purchasing, limited edition collections that leave no wastage and responsible and ethical manufacturing are at the heart of the brand, world-renowned for its premium fabrications, inclusive sizing and affordable price points.

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4
• 40% staff discount across Club L and Lavish Alice products
• A collaborative and mission-driven team culture
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Free onsite gymFree snacks, drinks & treats
• Social events