Merchandise Assistant

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion is hiring a Merchandise Assistant to support the Merchandising team in driving stock, profitability, and customer satisfaction across stores and digital channels.

You will update supplier order books, process stock movements, and assist with pricing and reporting. The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced fashion retail environment.

Qualifications

• Analytical with keen eye for detail and accurate data entry.
• Enthusiastic about JD and its brands with customer focus.
• Basic knowledge of Excel.
• Good communicator able to build relationships across teams.
• Able to take ownership and use initiative.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assist with stock updates, supplier order books, and bookings.
• Create purchase orders via upload and check details before sending.
• Coordinate with warehouse on deliveries and resolve issues.
• Run key reporting for trade meetings and monitor stock levels.
• Support stores and digital channels to meet KPIs.
• Contribute to price changes and weekly updates.
• Assist with marketing requests and ad-hoc analysis.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Excel (basic)

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Data entry

Tools

Excel

Job description

This is JD. Born in 1981. Built for Now. At JD, we don’t just sell sneakers and outdoor gear, we set trends, break boundaries, and build communities. Whether you're on the shop floor, behind the scenes, or driving innovation, every role here plays a part in shaping the future of our industry. We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them. This is your moment. This is JD. Are you in?

Merchandise Assistant Role Overview

The Merchandise Assistant (MA) plays a key role within the Merchandising function, providing vital support to the Merchandising team to achieve optimum efficiency and to deliver the department plan on customer, sales, and profit. The Merchandise Assistant assists the department with day-to-day tasks such as updating supplier order books, booking in stock, managing problem orders and actioning stock movements, ensuring the correct stock is in the right place at the right time to maximise profitability across all channels.

Responsibilities

Order: Support with size ratio of lines on smaller brands, with AM guidance. Create purchase orders via upload and check all details are accurate prior to sending to supplier Reconcile supplier order books and communicate all anomalies. Stock: Update supplier order books and ETA reports on the system. Book in product as directed by the Merchandiser. Liaise and be first point of contact with the warehouse around delivery issues and problem orders. Cost and retail checks on orders booked into the warehouse in conjunction with the Assistant Merchandiser. Scheduling (initial allocation) checks Trade: Print and run key reporting for Monday trade meetings. Develop awareness of product area through analysis of reports and store visits. Maximise best sellers through the review of ideal stock levels. Action stock movements, including IBTs, in conjunction with the Assistant Merchandiser. Collate and check weekly price amendments. Follow up on feedback from Retail and Branch Merchandising to support the stores. Review new store performance, suggesting actions to the team Complete marketing requests Ad-hoc reports and analysis for the team as required. Establish collaborative working relationships within teams across functions. Role objectives and KPIs: Key objective is to support the Merchandising team to effectively deliver departmental goals and KPIs – sales, profit and stock - across all channels (stores and digital).

Competencies

2.1 Working with People 3.1 Relating and Networking 4.1 Writing and Reporting 5.1 Learning and Researching 6.3 Following Instructions and Procedures

Skills and Experience

Analytical Keen eye for detail and ability to accurately enter and check data. Enthusiastic about JD, its brands and customer. Basic knowledge of Excel. Good communicator able to build relationships with stakeholders and to work across teams. Able to take ownership of work and use initiative to deliver on key responsibilities. Good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively to reach a common goal, sharing information and supporting colleagues. Positive, flexible, and responsive to business needs. Curious with a continuous learning mindset.

Training Requirements for the Role

GUI Shogun Basic Excel Basic trade knowledge Size ratios - ratio tool Purchase order creation process - PO upload PLM (Own Brand only) Planner (Planogram) Basic range plan knowledge Reconcile process Cost & retail checks Scheduling checks & scheduling tool Weekly divisional price changes New line / top line pushes Reporting tools – Thoughtspot / Portal Merchandising SharePoint site Good knowledge of trade actions Orderbook & bookings process Selektron Cost prices & invoice tool Store visits New store reviews Ideal management tool Sales Analysis Training is on-the-job shadowing supported by online resources. Where relevant, face to face training on key tools, systems or processes will be arranged.

Benefits

• staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation
• personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

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