Digital Assistant Merchandiser - size? Group - 12 Month FTC

JD Sports Fashion PLC; Bury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion PLC in Bury is seeking a Digital Merchandising Coordinator to help launch new products onsite. You will collaborate with Warehouse, Studio, Buying and Merchandising to ensure product availability and accurate content across digital channels.

You will analyze performance using GA, Power BI and other tools, update product trackers, and help maintain launch calendars, imagery, and descriptions to deliver a seamless customer journey.

Qualifications

• Excellent Excel skills and data accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail for product data.
• Analytical mindset with ability to gain insights.
• Self-motivated and able to meet deadlines.
• Good organisation and time management.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
• Knowledge of market periods and competitors.

Responsibilities

• Updating and maintaining product trackers to get products onsite quickly.
• Ownership of product setup and attribution.
• Collaborating with digital merch, buying and merchandising to review calendars.
• Monitoring sales and stock for launches.
• Using analytics tools (GA, Contentsquare, Power BI) to review performance.
• Identifying key products for CRM and homepage activity.
• Using merchandising tools (e.g., fredhopper) to roll out visual standards.
• Conducting daily site walks to flag imagery, links, descriptions errors.
• Reviewing new products to ensure visibility across touchpoints.
• Troubleshooting products not online.
• Supporting the wider Digital Merchandising team with day-to-day tasks.
• Maintaining up-to-date product attributions and reports.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Self-motivated

Organisation & time-management

Interpersonal skills

Market knowledge

Job description

Overview:

Working within the Digital Merchandising team to launch new products onsite. Building strong relationships with the Warehouse, Studio, Buying & Merchandising teams to deliver high quality product availability across digital channels.

Responsibilities:

• Updating and maintaining product trackers to ensure products go onsite quickly and efficiently
• Ownership of product set up and attribution
• Working closely with the wider digital merch team alongside buying and core merchandising to review intake and launch calendars
• Monitoring sales and stock for product launches
• Use analytics tools such as GA, Contentsquare and Power Bi to review product performance
• Identify key products for CRM and Homepage activity
• Use merchandising tools (such as fredhopper) to roll out visual merchandising standards & optimise the customer journey
• Daily Site walks to flag any potential issues - incorrect imagery, broken links, incorrect product descriptions, incorrect category attribution and general housekeeping
• Review new products once they are onsite and ensure they are visible across all relevant touchpoints
• Troubleshooting products that are not online
• Assisting the wider Digital Merchandising team with day to day tasking and adhoc requests

Objectives & KPIS

• Approving products in line with time to site expectations and launch dates
• Update daily reports and communicate key information to the wider team
• Build a strong relationship across Digital and B&M teams
• Maintaining product attribution

Skills & Experience

• Good excel skills
• A close attention to detail
• Data analysis skills to gain insight and inform actions
• Self-motivated, able to deliver work to a high standard within a deadline.
• Good organisation and time-management skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and good team player.
• Wider market commercial knowledge (Key Periods, Competitors).