Digital Assistant Merchandiser - Partner Program

JD GROUP; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Digital Partner Program Assistant Merchandiser to enhance their Partner Program assortment. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with brand partners, optimize product onboarding, and analyze sales trends to drive performance. Your organizational skills and commercial brand awareness will be key as you work closely with various teams to maximize sales and improve site merchandising. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your expertise in digital merchandising.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Excel and experience with merchandiser software.
• Strong organization and time-management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive product range onboarding and performance through effective planning.
• Monitor sales trends and propose actions to increase sales.

Skills

Excel

Merchandiser software

Organisation skills

Time-management skills

Commercial brand awareness

Job description

• Job Title: Digital Partner Program Assistant Merchandiser
• Location: BL9 8RR
• Working Rota: Monday - Friday
• Working Hours: 40 hours

Key Objective: Work with our brand partners to drive forward our Partner Program assortment of products across the active markets. Create efficiencies within the onboarding process and feed insights into the Buying Team.

Planning

• Be aware of the seasonal onboarding calendar throughout the year, working with the teams to drive the product range onboarding and performance.

Trading

• Review daily and weekly sales trends, identifying areas of weakness, proposing and taking action to increase sales.
• Monitor live sales to identify fast sellers on the day and take action as required to maximise sales.
• Identify underperforming lines and categories and propose actions to improve sell through.
• Work with the brand partners to onboard products to the JD channels as fast as possible.
• Work with Studio Teams to ensure all imagery has been processed.
• Select products to feature on mailers and get sign off from buyers, before briefing Marketing team.
• Review product attributes to ensure that site navigation, filters and collections are optimised working with the copywriters to achieve.
• Continually review merchandising of site searches, navigation and listings and proposing actions where required to maximise sales.
• Review the new in list ensuring the site is representative of key products.
• Review top on site searches and action merchandising rules to improve results and conversion.
• Monitor intake daily and weekly to make sure all products are going online in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the core merchandising team and marketing.

Teamwork

• Reports to the Digital Merchandise Manager
• Establish working relationships with Buying & Merchandising, Digital and Marketing teams.

Key Deliverables

• Assist the Partner Program Trading Manager to drive the channels and deliver agreed sales targets.
• Apply best practice.
• Build strong relationships with B&M team.
• Identify opportunities.
• Identify threats, and look to resolve.
• Become an expert in the use of online systems/tools.

Skills Needed

• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Experience working with merchandiser software.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills.
• Commercial brand awareness.