Lead Merchandiser – Trading, Planning & Team Leadership

Huntress - Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Huntress - Leeds is seeking an experienced Merchandiser to join our East Leeds team. The role focuses on range planning, stock management, in-season trading and forecasting, working with buying, retail and operations to maximise sales and stock availability.

You will lead and develop a Merchandising Administrator, ensuring guidance across planning, allocations and replenishment, and support the wider merchandising function in delivering commercial objectives.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years' experience in merchandising.
• Excellent numerical and analytical ability.
• Outstanding Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong experience in data analysis and interpreting trading performance.
• Proven experience of in-season trading.
• Experience of range planning, ranging and stock planning.
• Strong knowledge of WSSI management and linecards.
• Experience managing allocations, replenishment and stock availability.

Responsibilities

• Delivering strategic and in-season merchandising activity to achieve sales and profitability targets.
• Analysing trading performance and identifying key opportunities, risks and trends.
• Reviewing retail and warehouse stock levels, managing allocations, replenishment and IBT planning.
• Ensuring stock availability targets are achieved and sales opportunities are maximised.
• Managing the store delivery process and resolving queries with internal and external stakeholders.
• Forecasting KPIs in line with trading performance, customer demand and promotional activity.
• Managing seasonal markdown activity to maximise sales, profit and sell-through.
• Developing stock plans in line with business strategy, budgets and commercial requirements.
• Managing space, category and option planning across the retail channel.
• Planning and delivering departmental trading activities, intake processes and KPI forecasting.
• Working with WSSI and Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning.
• Managing and reviewing linecards, ensuring actions are completed in line with critical paths and business requirements.
• Building seasonal ranges and developing distribution and phasing plans.
• Working closely with buying and retail teams on future season planning.
• Coordinating with Import Merchandisers and Operations around delivery schedules, allocations, replenishment and IBTs.
• Leading and supporting the Merchandising Administrator, providing day-to-day guidance and development.
• Working closely with key stakeholders and senior management to deliver commercial objectives.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Numerical skills

In-season trading

Stock planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

WSSI

OTB planning

Linecards management

Job description

Huntress - Leeds is seeking an experienced Merchandiser to join our East Leeds team. The role focuses on range planning, stock management, in-season trading and forecasting, working with buying, retail and operations to maximise sales and stock availability.

You will lead and develop a Merchandising Administrator, ensuring guidance across planning, allocations and replenishment, and support the wider merchandising function in delivering commercial objectives.