Assistant Merchandiser - Home and Clothing (Permanent and Fixed Term Contract Opportunities)

Tesco UK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational retailer is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser in Welwyn Garden City. The role involves providing merchandising support, analyzing trade data, and collaborating with various teams to ensure product availability and meeting sales targets. Candidates should possess an analytical mindset and good communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility in work location.

Qualifications

• Experience in Merchandising with an analytical mindset.
• Ability to prepare analysis for trade and sales tracking.
• Skills in supporting order management and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Provide merchandising support to keep the department running efficiently.
• Collaborate with teams and suppliers for market insight.
• Manage order critical paths and ensure accurate databases.
• Handle product intake for availability and event support.
• Produce weekly sales and margin analysis for planning managers.
• Resolve supply chain issues to hit stock targets.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Curious way of thinking

Commercial/retail interest

Excel skills

Good communication skills

Job description

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for ambitious and hard-working Assistant Merchandisers to join our dynamic Home & Clothing teams here at Tesco on both Fixed Term Contracts as well as permanent positions. Tesco is a leading multinational retailer and as an Assistant Merchandiser at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team. Working in the Merchandising department, you'll help support your Merchandising Planning Manager to ensure products arrive at the correct place and at the right time.

If you have experience in Merchandising with an analytical mindset and commercial way of thinking then this position could be for you!

• Providing merchandising support to keep the department running efficiently, preparing analysis for your manager (incl. Monday trade analysis) and collaborating closely with the HSC Merchandising team and suppliers.
• We collate and share market and competitor insight so we can understand what our customers really want.
• We help build balanced ranges for our department that meet sales, stock and profit targets.
• Leading all aspects of order management critical paths, line projections and ensuring ranging databases are up to-date and accurate.
• Handling intake to ensure product availability and support new launches and events.
• Produce weekly sub class WSSI and line flows which helps our merchandise planning managers track sales, margin and stock across regions and channels.
• Prepare analysis which helps your manager to handle risk, suggesting any stock repeats and markdown management opportunities.
• Scheduling and implementing promotions and markdowns across all channels and regions.
• Resolving or calling out supply chain/ replenishment issues, helping the team to hit stock and availability targets.
• Supporting the MPM in preparation for sign off and strategy; analysing history, trends and best and worst.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

• An analytical mindset.
• Curious way of thinking.
• Commercial/retail interest.
• Excel skills.
• Good communication skills.

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