Merchandise Assistant

Damart; Crossflatts; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading senior lifestyle brand in Crossflatts seeks a team player for a crucial role in the Inbound Supply Chain team. This position will involve assisting with departmental KPIs, primarily focusing on stock management and order fulfillment. The ideal candidate should possess excellent Excel skills and strong organizational abilities, with a proactive approach to problem-solving. The role offers a hybrid working model, combining home and office work throughout the week, ensuring a flexible and dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain management or related field.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of departmental KPIs focused on stock.
• Place and chase initial and repeat orders with suppliers.
• Ensure timely delivery of all orders and manage relationships with logistics.

Skills

Excel skills

Organizational skills

Numeracy

Problem-solving

Job description

About Damart:

Damart is part of Damartex and is thriving in Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the USA, as well as France. Along with partner companies in Australia, Cyprus and Spain, we keep over 10 million happy customers looking fabulous.If you would like to work for one of Europe’s biggest senior lifestyle brands, look no further. We are a leading provider of fashion, footwear and home & garden products aimed at the senior customer market.

We are passionate about our customers and our excellent reputation stems from the key benefits we offer our customers – outstanding value for money, excellent customer service, speedy delivery and comfortable, stylish clothing. When you join us, you’ll be joining a company that’s focused on putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a permanent, full time position working hybrid - Monday & Friday from home and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in the Bingley office.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Inbound Supply Chain team! In this role you will assist in the delivery of departmental KPIs with a focus on stock KPIs.

Key areas of responsibility

• Place and chase all initial and repeat orders as agreed with the Inbound Manager, confirming orders with suppliers.
• Manage the 'to follow' file by chasing and prioritising purchase orders and completing weekly reporting to ensure 'to follows' are released to customers as quickly as possible.
• Ensure all orders are delivered on time and take action where required.
• Identify airfreight where needed, taking a commercial view of requirements to maximise service.
• Develop a good relationship with our Logistics team working together to ensure business priorities are communicated and carried out.
• Create weekly inbound reports as required.
• Work closely with the Merchandise team and ensure they are advised of any potential stock issues.

What we’re looking for

Someone who is a team player and highly numerate, with great Excel skills and knowledge. The right person will be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and attention to detail, whilst being a pro-active problem solver and confident in using their initiative to challenge and question things.