Assistant Merchandiser (Love & Roses)

NEXT Wholly Owned Brands; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25% off NEXT/Lipsy/GAP/Victoria's+Secr

Wellhub gym discounts

Life assurance

Annual Travel Card Loan

Company performance bonus

Early VIP sale access

Direct to Work discounts

Flexi-Hour Scheme

Résumé du poste

NEXT Wholly Owned Brands in London seeks a Senior Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandiser in delivering department deadlines and KPIs. You will assist in trading and planning, building strong stakeholder relationships, and developing the Merchandise Assistant.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, category ownership, and developing future leadership within NEXT’s London fashion group. A supportive benefits package accompanies a flexible, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Merchandiser in fashion/apparel
• Strong merchandising career focus and development
• Ability to plan weekly sales, stock and intake
• Confident participating in weekly trade meetings
• Strong relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders
• Aspiring manager able to develop a Merchandise Assistant
• Senior Assistant Merchandiser experience managing own category and performance
• Analytical, detail-oriented, proactive
• Resilient under fast-paced change
• Open to embracing technologies for efficiency

Responsabilités

• Department Management & Trading: run day-to-day merchandising and meet deadlines
• Forecasting sales and stock with support to achieve plans and targets
• Monitor performance, identify opportunities and minimise loss
• Optimise size ratios and returns aligned with customer needs
• Achieve intake targets and timely launch delivery
• Understand product performance and customer needs across channels
• Contribute to department strategy with commercially viable ideas
• Run and interpret ad hoc analysis and propose actions
• Support Merchandiser with balanced range recommendations
• Team development of Merchandise Assistant through measurable objectives
• Manage workload of Merchandise Assistant and prioritise tasks
• Senior Assistant Merchandisers may plan & trade within an area and work with Buyers

Connaissances

Assistant Merchandiser

Merchandising career

Weekly sales planning

Stock intake planning

Trade meetings

Stakeholder relationships

People development

Own category experience

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Proactive

Calm under pressure

Resilience

Embracing technology

Description du poste

To support the Merchandiser in the running of the department and deputising for them in their absence. This role is key in delivering department deadlines, supporting the Merchandise Assistant (MA), and achieving department KPIs.

Role Responsibilities

• Department Management & Trading
• Responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of the Merchandising department and completing department deadlines
• Forecasting sales and stock levels with the Merchandiser's support to achieve sales plans and margin/profit targets for the department
• Monitoring department performance to identify opportunities, potentialise risk, and minimise loss
• Maximising profit by ensuring size ratios and returns rates are reflective of customer needs and reviewed according to the website
• Responsible for ensuring intake targets are achieved and ensuring launch product is delivered in a timely manner
• Developing a strong understanding of product performance as well as understanding the customer needs across the various channels, and knowing how to impact performance
• Contributing to department strategy by demonstrating an ability to recognise innovative ideas and solutions that have a commercial gain
• Running and interpreting any ad hoc analysis required and proposing actions as a result
• Supporting the Merchandiser deliver a balanced range using analysis and recommendations
• Team Development
• Developing the Merchandise Assistant through their development programme by identifying and setting measurable objectives and using a flexible management style
• Managing the Merchandise Assistant’s day-to-day workload and supporting the prioritisation of their tasks.
• Senior Assistant Merchandisers will be responsible for an area within a department with the opportunity to plan & trade, and develop relationship with Buyer

Technical Requirements

• Experience operating at an Assistant Merchandiser level within the fashion and apparel industry
• Passionate about developing a career in merchandising
• Experience of planning weekly sales, stock and intake management
• Confident in participating in weekly trade meetings
• Outstanding ability to build relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
• An aspiring manager with the ability to develop your Merchandise Assistant
• For our Senior Assistant Merchandiser opportunities you will need to demonstrate significant previous experience managing your own category and performance
• Analytical skills, attention to detail, proactive
• Remain calm under pressure/ cope with fast pace changeable environment
• Resilience with the ability to challenge the status quo
• Embracing technologies to find efficiencies in our ways of working, ensuring we stay relevant and ahead of the curve

Who are NEXT Wholly Owned Brands?

At NEXT Wholly Owned Brands, we’re a collective of London-based fashion and lifestyle brands. From our beginnings with Lipsy in 1998, to becoming part of the UK’s largest fashion retailer, NEXT, in 2008 we’ve evolved into a group of bold, design-led brands, each with its unique identity.

At the heart of our business is a passionate team driven by creativity, innovation, and a shared ambition to deliver exceptional results. We foster a culture where individuality is celebrated, curiosity is encouraged, and challenging the status quo is part of how we grow.

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
• Company performance based bonus
• Early VIP access to sale stock via Direct to Desk
• Life assurance
• Annual Travel Card Loan
• Fantastic L&D opportunities
• Flexi-Hour Scheme
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0207 436 2000 and leave a voicemail.