Assistant Merchandiser - Nightwear and Slippers

Sainsbury's; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic merchandising team at a renowned brand, where your role as an Assistant Merchandiser will involve analyzing trends, optimizing stock, and delivering customer-focused product ranges. This position offers a supportive environment for skill development, with a focus on achieving sales and margin targets. You'll utilize your analytical and Excel skills to drive performance, while building strong relationships with stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced retail environment, contributing to a brand that values work-life balance and career progression.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Work-Life Balance

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or relevant graduate.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills for performance review.

Responsibilities

• Analyze weekly trading performance and manage forecasts.
• Collaborate on allocations and maintain data integrity.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Numerical Skills

Excel Proficiency

Stock Management

Forecasting

Education

Relevant Degree

Tools

Merchandising Systems

Job description

Assistant Merchandiser - Nightwear and Slippers

Why join us

Joining our Merchandising team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to advance your career with a renowned brand. As an Assistant Merchandiser, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering customer-centric product ranges and achieving sales, profit, margin, and stock targets. Your role will involve trend analysis and using merchandising systems to ensure we meet customer needs. Whether you're experienced or a recent graduate, we provide a supportive environment for skill development and career progression. We value work-life balance and offer a comprehensive benefits package, making this a rewarding place to grow and contribute.

What you'll do

As an Assistant Merchandiser, you will support the delivery of customer-focused product ranges to meet key performance targets. Your responsibilities include analyzing weekly trading performance, identifying opportunities and issues, managing category and SKU level forecasts, and collaborating with the A&R replenishment assistant on initial allocations and launch builds. You will utilize your analytical skills and proficiency in merchandising systems to optimize sales, stock, margin, and availability. Additionally, you will handle order management, maintain data integrity, and ensure compliance with legal and sustainability standards. Building strong stakeholder relationships and contributing positively to the team are essential aspects of your role.

Who you are

You are a driven and passionate professional thriving in a fast-paced retail environment. With prior experience in an Assistant Merchandiser or Merchandise Admin role, or as a relevant graduate, you understand allocation and stock management. Your strong analytical, numerical, and Excel skills enable you to review performance, forecast sales, and optimize stock. You are organized, detail-oriented, proactive, eager to learn new systems, and capable of building positive relationships with stakeholders, making you a valuable team member committed to delivering excellent customer-focused product ranges.