Merch Assistant Dinnerwear

Asda Stores Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company matched pension

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

13 paydays a year

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd. is seeking a Merch Assistant Dinnerwear to join our head office merchandising team. You will support the development and delivery of the George product proposition, using sales data to inform stock decisions and promotional activity.

You will collaborate with suppliers and Buyers to set budgets and trading plans, ensuring the range meets customer needs while driving commercial value in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Business or fashion graduate welcome, with potential for first step in merchandising.
• Experience in fashion retail or head office environments is beneficial.
• Strong numerical and data interpretation skills with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a unique George product proposition across channels to meet customer needs and deliver value.
• Analyse past buying behaviours and track current sales performance of George products in stores.
• Collaborate with suppliers and Buyers to agree budgets and trading plans to optimise sales and deliver stylish yet affordable pieces.

Job description

Job Title

Merch Assistant Dinnerwear

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Hours per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Buying

Closing Date

14 October 2026

Right stock, right place, right time

It’s a merchandising thing! It’s all about the numbers; what you see, the decisions you take and how you impact that bottom line.

Are you a business or fashion graduate looking to take your first step with an inspiring retailer? You may currently be working in fashion retail looking for a head office opportunity? Or an existing Merchandising Assistant looking to further your career? Whatever your level of experience, we make the time to coach our talent and we take pride in progressing our teams.

“Everything about Asda” We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Hybrid and flexible working

Hybrid and flexible working

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
• Company matched pension – Looking forward to the future
• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 13 paydays a year – who doesn’t love an extra payday?
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George – with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes – we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page)
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours Plus much more!
• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 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.

Find your role

As a Merchandising Assistant in this incredibly fast-moving environment, you'll be part of the team that builds and executes a unique to George product proposition across all channels to meet our customers' needs and deliver commercial value. Using data, you will analyse the past buying behaviours of our customers and then track and react to the current sales performance of George products in our stores. Working closely with suppliers and alongside our Buyers, you'll agree budgets and trading plans to optimise sales and deliver stylish and affordable pieces that have the power to inspire joy and bring an unexpected smile to our customers.

Let’s find out about you

Commercially aware and driven by financial success. Ability to interpret data and focus on what will deliver value to the business. Agile, flexible, open to change and with a test-and-learn mindset, comfortable working at pace. Self-starter, happy taking accountability and creative in problem solving. Confident, inclusive and engaging in communication.

Find your everything at Asda

Bringing brighter living within everyone’s reach. We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. 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 15% colleague discount in store and online Free access to wellbeing services such ...

We want all colleagues 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.

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