Assistant Merchandiser - Clearance

SUPERDRY; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

50% staff discount

Onsite parking

Health cash plan

Flexible working 10:00–16:00

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Superdry is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandiser and Junior Merchandisers, planning clearance packages and stock preparation to inform decision making.

The role involves analysing retail stock and sales data to maximise sales while maintaining a clean stock profile. You will work closely with clearance partners, drive weekly actions, and develop junior colleagues in merchandising administration.

Qualifications

• Currently working as an Assistant Merchandiser, ideally with experience at a large fashion retailer.
• Confident communicator with ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong numeracy and data skills, with the ability to handle high volumes of data in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive library of historical data to support trend analysis.
• Provide day-to-day support to the Merchandiser.
• Update and maintain stock profile and identify actions.
• Analyse weekly trade and propose actions to drive performance.
• Support and develop the Merchandising Administration Assistants.
• Liaise with clearance partners and ensure clear communication.
• Work across functions to handle invoicing or logistic queries.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Strong numeracy

Communication skills

Highly organized

Attention to detail

Independent working

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Role

As an Assistant Merchandiser you will provide proactive support to the Merchandiser and Junior Merchandisers, helping to plan Clearance packages and preparing stock to support decision making. This role involves analysing retail stock and sales data to deliver actions which will both maximise a sales and a clean stock profile

Joining Superdry you will play a key role in the success of specific product types. As well as having strong technical abilities and experience at Assistant Merchandiser level, Superdry really values how you do things as behaviours are equally important. The Superdry behaviours of Passion, Family and Fun are essential to thrive here.

You Will

• Maintain a comprehensive library of appropriate historical data to support analysis of trends.
• Provide day to day support to the Merchandiser.
• Update and maintain Stock profile and Identifying actions
• Analyse weekly trade and propose suitable actions to drive performance.
• Support and develop the Merchandising Administration Assistants in the department.
• Laise with Clearance partners on a regular basis providing clarity with good communication
• Work across function to deal with invoicing or logistic queries

You Are

• Someone who is currently working as an Assistant Merchandiser, ideally with experience working for a large fashion retailer.
• A confident communicator, engaging when presenting and able to influence at all levels.
• A strong user of Microsoft Excel and adept at working with high volumes of data, coupled with excellent numeracy skills.
• Highly organised with a real attention to detail.
• Aware of the importance of critical path management.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently on multiple projects with strict deadlines.
• Commercially astute with an understanding of customer profile, product range and competitors.
• Experienced at leading, motivated to develop.
• Based within commuting distance of Cheltenham or prepared to relocate.

Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding...

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it's important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount - naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you'll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working and core working hours between 10am - 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it's free and confidential
• You'll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We're incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please note that some jobs may be closed earlier than the published closing date if we get a high volume of applications. We therefore advise that you complete your application at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Who we are

Superdry have been making world-class product for over 20 years, and we're proud of it. Our mission is to inspire and engage the contemporary style-obsessed consumer, whilst leaving a positive environmental legacy.

Together with our CEO, we have built a brand that has cut through the global apparel market at record speed, taking market share from brands that have existed for decades.

Our brand direction has never been stronger, evolving American Prep to resonate with a new generation of customers.

We are now on an exciting journey having reset our brand returning to our design-led roots and we are looking for talented people to join us.