Data-Driven Merchandising Assistant

JDSports; Bury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandising team in achieving planned sales and stock efficiency. You will help optimise product mix, sign off packs, and prepare store level range plans with the Merchandiser and Buyer.

You will create accurate size ratios, support the order-raising process, reconcile supplier orders, and collaborate with the Buying team to prioritise intake and drive best stock placement across stores and digital channels.

Qualifications

• Analytical, data driven and highly numerate.
• Keen eye for detail and ability to accurately enter and check data.
• Enthusiastic about JD, its brands and customer.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Confident communicator able to build relationships at all levels.
• Able to take ownership of work and use initiative to deliver on key responsibilities.
• Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues.
• Positive, flexible, and responsive to business needs.
• Curious with a continuous learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Support with product mix reporting and analysis.
• Assist in the formulation of the range plan at store level with the Merchandiser/Buyer.
• Create accurate size ratios for all buys.
• Ensure planners are accurate to support order raising process.
• Support Merchandise Assistants on creating purchase orders via upload.
• Reconcile supplier order books and communicate all anomalies, on bigger brands.
• Collate bookings with Buying team.
• Prioritise intake and review booked lines to ensure best stock placement, with guidance from the Merchandise r.
• Establish working relationships with supplier base.
• Review reporting and collate key findings in preparation for department trade email.
• Compile focus for the week for yourself and Merchandise Assistant.
• Review sales analysis to identify key trade actions. Suggest cancellation, rephasing and markdown activity to Merchandiser.
• Identify priority stores for the week, review and propose actions.
• New / re-fit stores - analysis of performance.
• Over / under performing stores.
• Over / under optioned stores.
• Trading team branch feedback.
• Identify lines to IBT and fast track.
• Propose distribution amends to Buying and Merchandiser.
• Check and approve weekly divisional price changes prior to upload.
• Review branch actions for the Merchandise Assistant to complete.
• Undertake store visits, collates report and feedback.
• Help build new store stock package and track progress.
• Set up and review Linecards.
• Identify ideal level actions.
• Check and action range plan to ensure stores hit planned options.
• Oversee Merchandise Assistant’s weekly tasks.
• Establish collaborative working relationships within teams across functions.
• Carry out any ad-hoc analysis as required.

Skills

Analytical

Data driven

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Tools

Shogun

Excel

Planogram

Job description

JD Sports in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to support the Merchandising team in achieving planned sales and stock efficiency. You will help optimise product mix, sign off packs, and prepare store level range plans with the Merchandiser and Buyer.

You will create accurate size ratios, support the order-raising process, reconcile supplier orders, and collaborate with the Buying team to prioritise intake and drive best stock placement across stores and digital channels.