Assistant Merchandiser, Own Brand

Office Shoes; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in London is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandising team. This role involves managing allocations, trading departments, and planning future ranges to maximize sales potential across stores and online.

Responsibilities

• Support the Merchandising team in trading and planning future ranges.
• Take full ownership of allocations and distribution within the department.
• Produce and analyze daily and weekly reports.

Job description

Role Profile:

OFFICE London is looking for an Assistant Merchandiser to join our team. The main purpose of the position is to support the Merchandising team across Ladies and Men’s MTO by trading the department and planning future ranges. The Assistant Merchandiser will have full ownership of allocations and distribution on the department, maximising sales potential across all stores and the web. They will also support, develop, and train the allocator on the department.

Responsibilities include:

1. Support the Merchandising team in trading the department – full control of forecasting sales, updating and managing linecards, placing repeats, and planning markdowns.
2. Support the Merchandising team in planning future ranges – full control of forecasting sales and range planning with the Buying team to maximise sales opportunities.
3. Produce and analyse daily and weekly reports to support the Merchandising team.
4. Take full ownership of allocations and distribution within the department.
5. Work closely with stores to ensure stock packages maximise sales potential and that stores are not overstocked, focusing particularly on flagship stores, German stores, the website, and concessions.
6. Plan options by grade to ensure stores are not over-optioned.
7. Manage weekly intake for the department.
8. Support, develop, and train the allocator to ensure they meet department and individual objectives.
9. Present figures, provide information, and contribute in meetings.
10. Perform ad hoc analysis as required.