Junior Merchandiser

People Marketing Fashion Recruitment; Desborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

People Marketing Fashion Recruitment is seeking a highly organised Junior Merchandiser for a 12-month maternity cover. You will work with Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations to produce regular reporting and analyse sales and stock trends.

This role suits someone who enjoys data, has strong attention to detail, and wants to develop merchandising and analytical skills through forecasting support, KPI analysis, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience turning data into actionable insights.
• Ability to produce clear KPI analysis and reports.
• Interest in developing merchandising and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of sales, stock and intake to achieve departmental targets.
• Produce regular reports and KPI analysis to support merchandising, planning and trading decisions.
• Analyse sales, stock, inventory and availability data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Support forecasting and planning processes using historical performance, seasonal trends and commercial insights.
• Monitor stock performance and inventory levels, highlighting exceptions and recommending actions where required.
• Investigate performance variances and provide clear analysis and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Prepare data and analysis for weekly, monthly and seasonal business reviews.
• Maintain and validate data accuracy across reporting tools, spreadsheets and business systems.
• Assist in developing and improving reporting processes and tools.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline reporting and analytical tasks.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and projects.
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Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Forecasting

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

We’re recruiting for a highly organised, commercially aware and analytical Junior Merchandiser for a 12-month maternity cover contract.

Working closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations teams, you will produce regular reporting, analyse sales and stock trends, support forecasting and planning activities, and provide insights that help inform business decisions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, has strong attention to detail and is keen to develop their merchandising and analytical skills.

• Support the management of sales, stock and intake to achieve departmental targets.
• Produce regular reports and KPI analysis to support merchandising, planning and trading decisions.
• Analyse sales, stock, inventory and availability data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Support forecasting and planning processes using historical performance, seasonal trends and commercial insights.
• Monitor stock performance and inventory levels, highlighting exceptions and recommending actions where required.
• Investigate performance variances and provide clear analysis and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Prepare data and analysis for weekly, monthly and seasonal business reviews.
• Maintain and validate data accuracy across reporting tools, spreadsheets and business systems.
• Assist in developing and improving reporting processes and tools.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline reporting and analytical tasks.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and projects.
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