Assistant Merchandising Manager Clothing

Boots; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare and beauty retailer is seeking a professional to enhance the Children’swear department in Nottingham. The role demands a proactive and commercial mindset with strong Excel capabilities to analyze sales data. Responsibilities include driving department growth, managing stock availability, and providing insights for sales strategies. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous discounts and retirement savings plans, in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling through TELUS Health

Qualifications

• Proactive approach is required for the role.
• Excel skills needed to build reports for insights.
• Managing multiple timelines is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth in the Children’swear department.
• Provide insight to deliver sales budget.
• Lead data reviews to support forecasted volumes.
• Manage sell-through and mark-downs.
• Maintain critical path and handover timings.
• Place orders through supply base portal.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Intermediate / advanced Excel skills

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple timelines

Awareness of competitor activity

Job description

Contract: Permanent

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

What you’ll be doing

Working closely with the Assistant Buying Manager and Visual Merchandiser to deliver the Clothing department Strategy through analysing sales and department data whilst making recommendations on product and productivity of space. Cross‐functional working is required with Supply, Ecommerce and Finance whilst holding supply base to account on deliverables.

Key responsibilities

• Driving growth in our Children’swear department alongside the Buyer and Visual Merchandiser with support from the Category Assistant.
• Working with the team to deliver the sales budget through providing insight that highlight risk surface opportunities and shape trading decisions.
• Leading regular data‑centric reviews to support on forecasted volumes allocations and future range.
• Managing sell‑through and mark‑downs considering profit impact.
• Maintain and manage the critical path and handover timings.
• Placing orders via supply base portal and holding all stakeholders to account to ensure stock availability.

What you’ll need to have (our must‑haves)

• A commercial mindset and proactive approach.
• Role requires intermediate / advanced Excel skills and ability to build reports to deliver insights from sales and profit data.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple timelines.
• Awareness of competitor activity and ranges of all U.K. main retailers.

It would be great if you also have

• Previous experience in an apparel merchandising role.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free 24 / 7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.
• There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.

About The Boots Group

The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare pharmacy and retail operating across 11 countries – including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands – including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty, Company Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare – are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

Whats next

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full‑time we are open to discussing part‑time and job‑share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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