Assistant Merchandiser

Stripe & Stare; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe & Stare, a fast-growing sustainable fashion business, is looking for an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandiser in trading the department, monitoring stock, and shaping range, pricing, and promotion decisions.

The role suits someone with merchandising admin experience or an existing Assistant Merchandiser, with strong Excel skills, data analysis, and a collaborative, detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar merchandising role.
• Strong MS Excel skills and advanced functions.
• Knowledge of databases, systems and reporting.
• Strong numerical abilities.
• Ability to analyse data and make trading recommendations.
• Excellent teamwork and communication.
• Very organised with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Merchandiser in trading the department, running weekly trade reports and participating in weekly trade meetings.
• Monitor and optimise stocks across the business.
• Support with range and product analysis, providing feedback to the product team and wider business.
• Manage the Range Plan with the Buying team.
• Support with markdown and promotion lists and analysis.
• Regularly assess the business needs in terms of size analysis and update size curves.
• Assist in critical path meetings with logistics & buying.
• Take responsibility for product management across multiple systems and platforms.

Skills

Data analysis

Trading decisions

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Numerical ability

Additional Excel fluency

Tools

MS Excel

Databases

Reporting systems

Job description

Stripe & Stare launched 8 years ago. We are a fast-growing, sustainable fashion business, known for making the most comfortable knickers in the world, from trees! Barking mad, right? Alongside our ‘flagship’ knickers, we also sell supremely comfortable PJs, bras, and other clothing layers. Our business is primarily e-commerce based, selling D2C in the UK and abroad, with a growing US market. Our customers also buy direct from our wholesale network partners including Selfridges and multiple independent boutiques in the UK and Nordstrom and Shopbop in the US.

Our people are the reason for our continued success. We are committed to recruiting people from all walks of life to reflect our customers and our community, and we believe in helping everyone achieve their full potential. Our team strengthens our business.

With ambitious growth plans, we’re looking for an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandiser in trading the department, monitoring and optimising stock, and helping shape range, pricing and promotion decisions across the business. This would suit an experienced Merchandising Admin Assistant ready for the next step, or an existing Assistant Merchandiser.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Support to the Merchandiser across weekly trade reporting, stock optimisation, range and product analysis, and markdown and promotion planning — keeping the department trading smoothly and the numbers telling the right story.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Merchandiser in trading the department, running weekly trade reports and participating in the weekly trade meetings.
• Monitor and optimise stocks across the business.
• Support with range and product analysis, providing feedback to the product team and wider business.
• Manage the Range Plan with the Buying team.
• Support with markdown and promotion lists and analysis.
• Regularly assess the business needs in terms of size analysis and update size curves.
• Assist in critical path meetings with logistics & buying.
• Take responsibility for product management across multiple systems and platforms.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in a similar merchandising role.
• Highly experienced in MS Excel, with the ability to use advanced functions and formulas.
• Knowledge of databases, systems and report building.
• Highly capable with numerical tasks.
• The ability to analyse data to gain insights and make key recommendations and proposals of trading decisions for the business.
• A great team player and a great communicator.
• Very organised, with excellent time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.