Junior Merchandiser

Zachary Daniels; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + 8 Days BH + Birthday off

Core hours - 9am-5:30pm

Bonus Scheme

50% Staff Discount

Life Assurance

Pension

Work From Home

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Watford is seeking a Junior Merchandiser to join their team. You will be responsible for managing daily sales forecasts, analyzing stock performance, and suggesting promotions to meet growth plans. This role offers competitive compensation of around £40,000, hybrid working options, and additional benefits like a bonus scheme and generous staff discount. Join a passionate team dedicated to delivering stylish and trendy products.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or related field.
• Ability to work with data and analysis.
• Strong communication skills for teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Own daily line sales and update forecasts.
• Monitor stock vs sales and trading visibility.
• Review and protect product margins.
• Analyze stock, sales, and availability.
• Suggest markdowns and promos.
• Ensure stock availability and accuracy.
• Develop junior team members.

Skills

Confidence in reporting tools

Analytical skills

Team management

Job description

Overview

Fashion Junior Merchandiser | Premium | Circa £40,000 | + Hybrid Working, Bonus Scheme & Wider Benefits

This Junior Merchandising opportunity is with an established ladieswear brand who are passionate about bringing a glamour ethos into all product ranges they take to market. This is day to night dressing, feeling your best throughout the day and always being stylish, classic and on trend.

• 25 days + 8 Days BH + 1 day for your Birthday!
• Core hours - 9am-5:30pm
• Early Finish Fridays
• Bonus Scheme %
• 50% Staff Discount
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• WFH

As the Junior Merchandiser you will be confident in the set up of new reporting tools, communicating daily with partners and trading partners stock online whilst striving to meet growth plans for each brand.

Responsibilities

• Own daily line sales, update your forecasts for all areas
• Monitor stock vs sales across all platforms, and gain full trading visibility into partners performance each week
• Review margin across all lines weekly, whilst being able to protect new product margin gains with the wider buying and merchandising team
• Build lessons learnt decks for each season
• Continuously analyse stock, sales, availability, size ratios
• Suggest and implement markdowns and promos with the trading team
• Protect never out of stock lines with forecasting accurately at the start of each season
• Place well balanced order quantities on each range, producing clear ranges with hero and core lines
• Manage all admin amends and updates around data dumping and actualised sales
• Work closely with all product teams, in house and partner side on the trading calendar
• Ensure stock is in at the right time, in the right place and well stocked at all times to achieve sales
• You will identify where cancellations and phasing activity needs to occur with the support of your assistant and trainee
• Development of junior members of the team, motivating team morale whilst setting realistic goals & objectives
• Ensure that the daily administrative tasks are done accurately & in a timely manner by your direct reports
• Review product and supplier mix with your Buyer to ensure that the right product, quality and designs are being brought into the business