Digital Product Assistant Merchandiser

JDSPORTS; Bury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Job summary

JD Sports seeks a stock and digital merchandising assistant to manage the stock file for the Digital business. You will coordinate with Warehouse, Studio, Buying and Merchandising to ensure high quality product availability across digital channels and sites.

You will conduct daily stock checks, update intake calendars, support with exclusions and launches, and attend trade meetings to optimise ranges.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and able to deliver high-quality work to deadlines.
• Strong organisation and time-management capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team orientation.
• Broader market knowledge including key periods and competitors.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stock in the DC is available across channels and sites as quickly as possible using trackers and intake calendars.
• Perform daily stock counts and verify stock ideals; maintain the PLU Availability report.
• Conduct site walks to identify issues such as broken links or incorrect descriptions/images/categories.
• Attribute lines daily to ensure visibility and correct links for a good customer experience.
• Circulate restocks daily and update relevant links and reports.
• Maintain Code Exclusions and 2-for-offers lists and ensure on-site execution.
• Circulate New In and Intake reports weekly.
• Order product samples and brief products for photoshoots across Digital teams.
• Collaborate with Core Merchandising and Buyers to optimise stock/ranges and attend trade meetings.
• Assist Product Merchandisers with exclusions, not-online lists, and launches.

Skills

Self-motivation

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Job description

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Friday 7 August 2026 at 00:00 | Expires Sunday 11 October 2026 at 23:59

This is JD. Born in 1981. Built for Now.
At JD, we don’t just sell sneakers and outdoor gear, we set trends, break boundaries, and build communities. Whether you're on the shop floor, behind the scenes, or driving innovation, every role here plays a part in shaping the future of our industry.

We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them.

We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them.

This is your moment. This is JD. Are you in?

Role overview:

Working within the Digital Merchandising team, to manage the stock file for the Digital business. Managing the relationship with Warehouse, Studio, Buying & Merchandising teams to deliver high quality product availability across digital channels.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all stock in the DC is available on all channels and sites as quickly and efficiently as possible using product trackers and intake calendars
• Product counts and checking stock ideals as well as formatting the PLU Availability report
• Site walks every day to raise any potential issues – broken links, incorrect product descriptions, incorrect imagery or incorrect categorisation/attribution
• Attributing lines daily to ensure products are visible and in the correct links to ensure a good customer experience
• Circulate restocks daily and update any relevant links
• Maintaining the Code Exclusions link
• Maintaining the 2 for offers and making sure the offers are executed on site
• Circulate New In report and the Intake report weekly
• Order product samples and brief product for photoshoots from various teams across the Digital business
• Work closely with Core Merchandising and Buyers to get the best out of stock/ranges also attend trade meetings regularly
• Assisting the Product Merchandisers in supporting with exclusions and not online lists as well as launches

Role objectives and KPI’s:

• Onboarding speed & accuracy
• Maintaining product attribution
• Build strong relationships across Digital and B&M
• Be a key part of identifying issues and helping to resolve them

Skills and Experience:

• 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).

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom