Assistant Merchandiser - Accessorize

Monsoon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

23 days holiday + buy extra holiday

Bonus day off after 6 months

Pension enrollment after 3 months

Life assurance

Flexible working

Early pay day Friday finish

Staff discount up to 50%

Interest-free season ticket loans

Westfield discount, Taste card

Job summary

Monsoon is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support stock management, allocations, and sales strategies across our fashion ranges. You will work with Merchandisers, Buying, VM, and Web teams to optimise stock packages, analyse performance, and protect margins.

You will assist in forecasts, run weekly reports, and help prepare for key meetings with solid analysis and clear sign-offs. A strong analytical mindset and collaboration across functions are essential.

Qualifications

• Interest in fashion retail.
• Proven track record in multi-product.
• Strong analytical and advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to identify key trends and emerging opportunities in line with customer profile.
• Experience of managing a team and supporting sign offs.
• Confident and articulate communicator, with an ability to build strong cross functional relationships.
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and work under pressure.
• Strong negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of stock levels to maximise profit.
• Assist in managing allocations, ensuring allocation plans are met.
• Support the sale process to maximise sales whilst protecting margin and profit.
• Produce weekly departmental, brand analyses and reports: Monday trade, in-season trade, pre-season trade and end-of-season analysis.
• Oversee markdowns and promotions.
• Maintain Brand KPI sheets.
• Monitor deliveries with suppliers and ensure business needs are met.
• Negotiate with suppliers on cost price and delivery dates.
• Cost price reductions in relation to deliveries.
• Support multi-channel analyses.
• Update the WSSI and assist in departmental forecasting.
• Support merchandiser with analysis and meeting preparation for sign-offs and strategies.
• Opportunity to be responsible for product areas in end-to-end planning to trading over time.
• Collaborate with Merchandisers, Channel Merchandising, Buying, VM and Web trade Team on stock packages.
• Support merchandising team in creating seasonal sales and buying plans to maximise opportunities.
• Support merchandiser on continuity stock and opportunities to maximise sales.
• Plan induction for new merchandising staff.
• Support communication of information through weekly team meetings.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Negotiation

Team management

Cross-functional

Trend analysis

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

What will do you do as an Assistant Merchandiser?

• Assists in the management of stock levels in order to maximise profit through sales.
• Assists in managing allocations, ensuring allocation plans are met.
• Supports the sale process in order to maximise sales, whilst protecting margin and profit
• Ensures all departmental, brand analysis and reports are accurately produced, maintained and circulated on a weekly basis: Monday trade, in season trade, pre-season trade and end of season analysis
• Oversees markdowns and promotions
• Oversees and maintains Brand KPI sheets.
• Monitors and analyses deliveries, working closely with suppliers and ensuring that the needs of the business are being met.
• Negotiates with suppliers on the cost price and delivery dates.
• Ensures cost price reduction in relation to deliveries
• Supports multi-channel analyses
• Responsible for updating the WSSI and assisting in departmental forecasting
• Support the merchandiser with solid analysis and preparation for all key meetings including sign offs and strategies.
• Opportunities to be made responsible for product areas in end to end planning to trading over time..
• Works closely with Merchandisers, Channel Merchandising, Buying, VM and the Web trade Team to deliver timely and accurate stock packages
• Supports the merchandising team in creating seasonal sales and buying plans that will maximise commercial opportunities.
• Supports merchandiser monitoring stock on continuity lines, maximising sales opportunity.
• Plans induction for new employees within the merchandising team
• Supports Merchandiser to ensure company and department information is communicated effectively to team through weekly team meetings
• Coaches and Develops team members at a junior level

What will do need to succeed as an Assistant Merchandiser?

• Interest in working in within fashion retail
• Proven track record in multi-product
• Strong analytical and advanced Excel skills
• Ability to identify key trends and emerging opportunities in line with customer profile
• Experience of managing a team and supporting sign offs
• Confident and articulate communicator, with an ability to build strong cross functional relationships
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and work under pressure
• Strong negotiation skills

What will we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary
• 23days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, Taste card membership etc

At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request discuss any specific requirements.