Merchandise Manager

Success Talent; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Talent is partnering with a ladies’ fashion retailer to appoint a commercially sharp Merchandising Manager who will own day-to-day merchandising. The role covers stores, concessions and growing e-commerce, with decisions on stock, intake, margin and markdown delivering visible performance impact.

You’ll lead across Buying, Retail, E-commerce, Finance and Warehouse, developing a four-person merchandising team and influencing senior stakeholders with data-driven insight.

Qualifications

• You are an experienced Senior Merchandiser or Merchandising Manager from fashion or multi-site retail.
• Excellent sales, stock, intake and markdown planning skills.
• Seasonal budgeting, forecasting and buy planning experience.
• Experience trading across stores and e-commerce.
• Previous team management experience.
• Concession experience would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the merchandising function across the business, working with Directors, Buying, Retail, E-commerce, Finance and Warehouse teams.
• Own and influence: sales, stock, intake, margin and markdown performance; seasonal and annual plans.
• Manage allocation, replenishment and stock productivity; open-to-buy and stock commitments.

Skills

Sales forecasting

Stock planning

Buy planning

Forecasting

Allocation

Replenishment

Stock productivity

Team leadership

Stakeholder influence

Merchandising experience

Job description

Multi-channel | Stores | Concessions | E-commerce

We’re partnering with an established, successful ladies’ fashion retailer to find a commercially sharp Merchandising Manager to take ownership of its day-to-day merchandising function.

With stores, concessions and a growing e-commerce business, this is a genuinely influential role where your decisions around stock, intake, margin and markdown will have a visible impact on performance. This isn’t a role for someone who just reports the numbers.

We’re looking for someone who can read the trade, spot the opportunity and make things happen.

THE ROLE

You’ll lead the merchandising function across the business, working closely with the Directors, Buying, Retail, E-commerce, Finance and Warehouse teams.

You’ll own and influence:

• Sales, stock, intake, margin and markdown performance
• Seasonal and annual sales, stock and buy plans
• Open-to-buy and stock commitments
• Forecasting and reforecasting based on trade
• Allocation, replenishment and stock productivity
• Development and leadership of a four-person merchandising team

ABOUT YOU

You’re likely to be an experienced Senior Merchandiser or Merchandising Manager from a fashion or multi-site retail environment.

You’ll be:

Commercial. Analytical. Decisive.

• Excellent sales, stock, intake and markdown planning skills
• Seasonal budgeting, forecasting and buy planning experience
• Experience trading across stores and e-commerce
• Previous team management experience
• The confidence to influence senior stakeholders and challenge decisions when the numbers say otherwise

Concession experience would be a bonus.

You’ll bring:

• Excellent sales, stock, intake and markdown planning skills
• Seasonal budgeting, forecasting and buy planning experience
• Experience trading across stores and e-commerce
• Previous team management experience
• The confidence to influence senior stakeholders and challenge decisions when the numbers say otherwise