Assistant Merchandiser

Harrods; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

On-site three days per week

Job summary

Harrods is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to join its Fashion division, supporting planning, trading and stock management across product areas.

You will work with Buying and other teams to analyse performance, identify opportunities and drive sales, margin and availability, with deputising duties as needed. The role offers flexible hybrid working with on-site days as required.

Qualifications

• Previous merchandising experience in fashion retail or multi-brand environments.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with acute attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Confident using Excel and presenting data clearly.
• Collaborative mindset with Buying, Retail and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of seasonal and in-season plans, forecasts, and analysis to drive commercial decisions.
• Monitor category performance, stock and Open-To-Buy; highlight risks and opportunities and take action to optimise results.
• Manage weekly and monthly trading reports and communicate with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee intake and delivery schedules, resolving shipment issues and ensuring availability on key lines.
• Guide and support Merchandise Admin Assistants to build a high-performing team.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Deadline management

Excel proficiency

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Merchandiser to join our Fashion division and play a key role in planning, trading, and optimising performance.

About the Role

As an Assistant Merchandiser, you’ll support the Merchandiser in delivering effective planning, trading, and stock management across your product area. Working collaboratively with Buying and wider business teams, you’ll analyse performance, identify opportunities, and help drive improved sales, margin, and availability. You’ll also deputise for the Merchandiser when required and play a pivotal role in maintaining strong supplier and internal relationships.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the creation of seasonal and in‑season plans, producing range plans, forecasts, and analysis to drive commercial decisions.
• Monitoring category performance, stock, and Open-To-Buy, highlighting risks and opportunities and taking action to optimise results.
• Managing weekly and monthly trading reports, ensuring accuracy and effective communication with internal stakeholders.
• Overseeing intake and delivery schedules, resolving shipment issues, and ensuring availability on key lines.
• Guiding and supporting Merchandise Admin Assistants, helping create a high‑performing, collaborative team environment.

Depending on your role, you may be fully on-site or have a mix of on-site and home working – this is what we refer to as ‘Hybrid’. Our hybrid working policy allows colleagues to work from home for part of the week, with a minimum of three days on-site, depending on business needs. Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role.

About You

You are commercially astute, analytically minded, and thrive in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment. You’re confident working with data, comfortable challenging and influencing others, and able to build strong cross‑functional relationships. With exceptional organisational skills, you will prioritise effectively, adapt to changing demands, and consistently seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.

You must have:

• Previous experience in a merchandising environment, ideally across multi‑brand or fashion retail.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and work with minimal supervision.
• Confidence using Excel and an ability to interpret and present data clearly.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with Buying, Retail, and external partners.

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought‑after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences. Our Promise to You Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you.

As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. Uniquely You Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths.

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about life at Harrods, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods.

Additional Information

Time Type: Permanent Department: Merchandise Planning & Contro (Marc Jeha) As one of the world’s most prestigious brands, and a highly sought‑after employer within luxury retail, we aim to provide a working environment in which we can exceed both our customers’ expectations and the expectations of each other. To maintain our high standards, we invest as heavily in our people as we do in our products and store. As well as offering an unforgettable experience for our customers, we offer an exciting, challenging and motivating environment for our employees. We demonstrate how we value our team through an extensive pay and benefits package, as well as through a number of programmes that reward and recognise employees for exceptional performance. Our employees can also accelerate their careers through opportunities to work with talented people, development training, and chances to raise their profile in the luxury retail sector.