Assistant Merchandiser, Accessories

Retail Human Resources plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (three days in the офис

23 days holiday

Annual bonus day off

Pension

Life assurance

Staff discount up to 50%

Interest‑free season ticket loans

Westfield discount

Tastecard discount

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc is seeking an assistant merchandiser for a fast-paced fashion retail environment. You will support the merchandiser with stock control, allocations and trading performance to maximise sales, margin and profit.

You will also produce weekly trading analysis, monitor deliveries and supplier performance, support forecasting and WSSI, oversee markdowns and promotions, and help shape seasonal buying plans. Hybrid working (three days in the office) is available.

Qualifications

• Proven assistant merchandising experience within fashion retail.
• Ideally multi-product exposure.
• Strong analytical and advanced Excel skills.
• Good understanding of stock management and commercial trading.
• Confident spotting trends and opportunities.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• Strong communicator and negotiator.
• Experience supporting or developing junior team members would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Support the merchandiser in managing stock, allocations and trading performance to maximise sales, margin and profit.
• Produce weekly trading and departmental analysis.
• Monitor deliveries and supplier performance.
• Support forecasting and WSSI management.
• Oversee markdowns and promotions.
• Contribute to seasonal sales and buying plans.
• Work with buying, VM, channel merchandising and Web teams.
• Opportunity to take ownership of product areas from planning through to trading.

Skills

Assistant merchandising

Fashion retail

Advanced Excel

Stock management

Commercial trading

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Job description

We're working with awell-established and much-loved fashion brandwith a strong multi-channel presence and a loyal customer base. This is a great opportunity for an assistant merchandiser to join a collaborative merchandising team and develop their career within a fast-paced, commercially driven environment.

Asassistant merchandiser, you'll support the merchandiser in managing stock, allocations and trading performance to maximise sales, margin and profit. You'll produce weekly trading and departmental analysis, monitor deliveries and supplier performance, support forecasting and WSSI management, oversee markdowns and promotions, and contribute to seasonal sales and buying plans. You'll work closely with buying, VM, channel merchandising and Web teams, with opportunities over time to take ownership of product areas from planning through to trading.

We're looking for someone withproven assistant merchandising experience within fashion retail, ideally with multi-product exposure, strong analytical and advanced Excel skills and a good understanding of stock management and commercial trading. You'll need to be confident spotting trends and opportunities, comfortable working to tight deadlines, a strong communicator and negotiator, and able to build effective relationships across the business. Experience supporting or developing junior team members would also be valuable.

The salary isup to £31,000, alongside 23 days' holiday with the option to purchase additional days, an annual bonus day off, pension, life assurance, hybrid working (three days in the office), an early Friday finish, up to 50% staff discount, interest‑free season ticket loans and additional discounts including Westfield and Tastecard.

Reference: AW - JMACCESSAM - 01