George Merchandiser

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Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a dynamic Merchandiser to lead their clothing department, driving commercial success through strategic planning and inspiring leadership. This 12-month maternity cover role requires proven merchandising experience, excellent leadership skills, and a collaborative mindset to foster a high-performance culture.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount in store and online

Access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in merchandising, ideally within fashion or retail.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering profit growth.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute financial strategy including profit, sales, margin.
• Own departmental stock management and capacity planning.
• Inspire and develop team through performance reviews and development plans.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Leadership skills

Analytical mindset

Job description

Job Title

George Merchandiser

Location

George House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Buying

Closing Date

7 July 2025

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for product, profit, and people? At George, we’re looking for a dynamic Merchandiser to lead a clothing department, driving commercial success through smart planning, inspiring leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is a 12-month maternity cover opportunity.

As a Merchandiser, you’ll be responsible for planning and trading departmental sales and markdown budgets, managing stock levels, and delivering a balanced, timely, and commercial range. You’ll play a key role in driving profit ahead of sales, while mentoring and developing a high-performing team of Junior and Assistant Merchandisers.

Your Role

• Develop and execute a robust financial strategy including profit, sales, margin, and promotional planning.
• Partner with Buying and Design to shape the seasonal strategy, ensuring key looks and high-ranking lines are prioritised.
• Own departmental stock management, capacity planning, and supplier strategy.
• Lead event sign-offs and ensure alignment across the George business.
• Forecast markdown risks, manage OTB, and identify stock opportunities.
• Inspire and develop your team through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and clear development plans.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture across the department.

"Let's find out about you?"

• Proven experience in merchandising, ideally within fashion or retail.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering profit growth.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.
• Confident working cross-functionally and influencing at all levels.
• Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves"