Merchandiser

Women's Best; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sports nutrition and apparel is seeking a passionate Merchandiser to join their London team. The role involves planning, forecasting, and trading responsibilities, alongside analyzing sales data to drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will have a strong merchandising background, advanced Excel skills, and a keen awareness of market trends. Join a dynamic team dedicated to empowering women globally through fitness and health.

Benefits

Pension and private medical care scheme

25 days paid annual leave

Flexible working hours

Gym partnership

Fantastic employee discounts

Opportunity to travel to Austria

Qualifications

• Strong merchandising background in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced user of MS Excel for forecasting.
• Knowledge of current market trends and customer segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned Collections / Categories.
• Forecast sales and stock levels to meet targets.
• Analyze sales data and present findings to the team.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to Detail

Commercial Awareness

Communication

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Founded in 2015, Women‘s Best is an internationally successful start-up that sells high-quality sports nutrition and apparel and which has grown to be loved by 4m+ female fans and customers across 150 countries.

We sell across a number of sales channels, both 1st and 3rd party eCommerce, Retail, Wholesale and Marketplaces globally, with the UK, USA and EU being key markets for us to grow awareness and market share.

Women’s Best mission is to support women on their unique fitness journeys to become healthier and stronger, physically and mentally. By providing their needs including high quality nutritional products, activewear, educational content, and a welcoming and uplifting community.

We are a disrupter within the health and fitness industry and our vision is to not only be the go-to brand for female fitness, health and lifestyle but to continue to inspire and empower women around the globe to become the best version of themselves.

We are currently recruiting to fill the following position at our London office:

MERCHANDISER (m/f/x)

(full-time, 40h/week)

THE JOB ROLE:

Planning, Forecasting, Trading

• Take ownership and responsibility for assigned Collections / Categories.
• Work with Buying - Product Team on assortment / option planning – support the decision-making process with historical analysis / findings.
• Ensure Range Plan is balanced – product type, colour, choice and mix of continuity, repeat / new products.
• Commercial awareness of competitors and potential new product opportunities.
• Forecast sales, stock, cover, intake, OTB at style, colour, size level to meet sales targets. Check back to ensure planned stock mixes by product type are close to target sales mixes and that forecast intake is within target OTB, intake, stock parameters.
• Maintaining and actualising forecasts on MS Excel and adjusting, maintaining formulas as required.
• Identify risk / opportunities - discusses any significant proposed amendments to overall sales numbers, mixes and intake plans with Line Manager.
• Regularly update all forecasts, as detailed above and update associated Production Plans for suppliers.
• Produce new Purchase Order quantities at style, collection, size level giving Logistics time to prepare POs before PO placement deadline dates. Ensure all PO quantities meet supplier Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) criteria - adjust phasing and or quantities accordingly to meet MOQs if necessary, or flag issues where MOQs cannot be met, even with minimal amends.
• Ensures all POs are placed in a timely manner in-line with suppliers’ deadlines dates, the critical path.
• Update Collection, Category Level Category Cards regularly. Monitor impact at total Company Level and discuss any significant changes with Line Manager.

Analysis

• Monday Trade Reporting: update Monday trading analysis, provides written summary of key points.
• Analyse sales data to identify trends, opportunities, risks. Make appropriate recommendations and or adjust future planned stocks accordingly.
• Produce sales analysis for Buyer - Product Team - Line Manager: at Collection, Product Type, Style, Size level as required. Highlighting best/ worst sellers, styles trending up/ down, potential opportunities/ risks.
• Review market level performance quarterly (i.e. by country), to identify any significant market differences.
• Confidently present analysis, findings to Line Manager/ Buyer/ Product Team.

Admin Support

• Keep Delivery Schedule up-to-date on MS Excel for their assigned Collections, Categories – adding new POs and or making amendments, when necessary.
• Prepare PO upload sheets for Buyer and Logistics, provide quantities at Style, Collection, Size level by ex-date and freight method.
• Complete EAN create upload sheets
• Maintain Masterfile for all newly created EANs / SKUs for their assigned Collections, Categories

Collaboratively Work

• Communicate, meet regularly with the Buyer - Product Team: make everyone fully aware of any Critical Path deadline dates and issues, range or product changes and latest launch dates.
• Work with the Go-To-Market Team to identify which products will be the key drivers of future marketing plans, prior to placing POs. Plan new product PO quantities appropriately to maximise sales and profit opportunities.
• Produce Best-Worst-Analysis for the wider business, keeping them informed and to support future strategic planning.
• Work closely with Logistics: produce PO upload, amendment requests in a timely manner, detail PO shipment priorities, required Distribution Centre/ Warehouse intake dates – in order to meet planned new product launch dates & to optimise stock levels on continuity products.
• Build strong relationships with Suppliers, ensuring they have up-to-date Product Plans and POs are placed on time. Communicating any required PO amendments asap.
• Propose any further analysis to Business Analyst, e.g., basket analysis to further understand sales opportunities, customer purchasing habits.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Strong merchandising background. A proven track record in Merchandising within a fast-paced, rapidly changing global business.
• Passionate about product, including an awareness of competitors.
• Show a great understanding of the Women’s Best customer and customer segmentation: you reflect this in your decisions.
• Show strong awareness of current trends, market conditions and opportunities within a Global context.
• You are highly logical, analytical and have a strong attention to detail.
• Hard working, self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
• Able to manage a high workload, re-prioritising tasks as required to meet deadlines.
• Experience of forecasting a high volume of continuity-based products on MS Excel – you need to be an advanced user of Excel.
• Knowledge of Power BI.
• You have got the hunger for hitting the numbers and are happy to talk to about them.
• Commercially savvy with strong judgement, drive and influence.
• Calm temperament under pressure and adaptable.

BENEFITS WITH US:

• Pension and private medical care scheme
• 25 days paid annual leave
• OMP
• Flexible working hours with work-from-home (WFH) Days
• gym partnership (Hussle)
• Fantastic employee discounts across all our products
• Working with an international dynamic team
• Opportunity to travel to Austria

JOIN US NOW.

• Become part of a passionate, fast-growing brand that supports women around the globe. At Women’s Best, we offer a collaborative and inspiring work environment where your ideas can make an impact.
• If you’re excited to take on this challenge, apply now by sending your resume and cover letter to [e-mail]

*Please note that while we have created uniformity across the Group, work benefits may vary by office/ country. Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location.

Women's Best is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, colour, religion, age, disability, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or are otherwise disadvantaged by conditions or requirements not essential to the role.