Assistant Merchandiser - Womenswear

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to manage stock planning, reporting on supplier performance, and trading actions. The ideal candidate will have experience at the Assistant Merchandiser level, strong analytical skills, and the ability to build relationships with various teams. This role offers numerous benefits including a colleague discount, competitive holidays, and a defined contribution pension scheme. Join the transformation into a more digital and inclusive retail environment.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Training programs

Wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Experience at the Assistant Merchandiser level in retail.
• Passionate about the womenswear product range.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing stock planning.
• Report on supplier performance against KPIs.
• Manage promotional and clearance markdowns.
• Coordinate stock allocation to stores.

Skills

Stock planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Technical knowledge of buying process

Experience with IT support systems

Job description

Summary

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

To stay close to customers, we expect our support teams to come into the office three days a week. We think that learning comes from working alongside each other, and that spending time with our teams makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.

We are open to Advanced and Entry Level Assistant Merchandiser applications.

We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do

As the Assistant Merchandiser Advanced you will take full ownership for budgeting, promotional and clearance markdown, in-season trading and exit decisions and intake and volume plan.

Your key accountabilities will include

• Manage ongoing stock planning
• Provide reporting on supplier performance against KPIs
• Manage promotional and clearance markdown
• Manage in-season and exit trading
• Coordinate stock allocation to stores

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Working to at least Assistant Merchandiser level at a major retailer
• Passionate about M&S and the womenswear product range - confident initiating trading actions.
• Technical knowledge of the end to end buy to store process
• Experience of using the relevant IT support systems
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying and Technology
• Strong communication and influencing skill

Everyone's welcome

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.