Merchandise Planner

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading retailer focused on health and beauty! This role involves collaborating with buying teams to make informed stock decisions, optimizing sales and margins. You'll thrive in a vibrant environment, analyzing performance data and engaging with various departments to implement effective strategies. With hybrid working options and generous benefits, this position is perfect for those who enjoy a collaborative atmosphere and are passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences. If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

33 days holiday, increasing to 38 days with service

Staff discount codes

30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products

Hybrid working arrangements

Company pension matching

Access to Wagestream for flexible pay management

Extensive Learning and Development programs

Enhanced maternity and parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or related fields.
• Strong attention to detail and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with buying teams to maximize sales and minimize stock risk.
• Manage range review processes and oversee category stock budgets.

Skills

Merchandising

Demand Planning

Category Insight

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Customer Focus

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend-setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based near East Croydon station, offers a fantastic environment filled with talented personalities.

We’re a team that prioritizes our customers and our staff. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service, and fun.

Our success stems from our people – they make the difference. We embrace personality, have fun, and work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Role Purpose:

To collaborate with the buying teams in making commercially sound decisions regarding stock, maximizing sales, margin, and income, while minimizing stock risk.

To explore and implement department, business, and cross-functional strategies through category analysis and planning.

Here's what a typical day includes:

• Planning the optimal range/assortment by store group alongside the buying team.
• Managing the range review process, ensuring adherence to the critical path.
• Overseeing category stock budgets and continuously reviewing stock quality for optimization.
• Managing discontinued lines to minimize margin impact.
• Supporting strategic decisions regarding space and associated budgets.
• Setting customer-focused merchandising principles aligned with business guidelines.
• Analyzing trials and initiatives to provide insights and recommend next steps.
• Supporting other tasks within the merchandising team and participating in various business projects in collaboration with departments like finance, marketing, supply chain, and more.

This role is ideal for you if:

• You thrive in dynamic environments.
• You enjoy analyzing performance data to inform strategies.
• You value collaborative working and engagement.
• You understand the importance of optimal stock placement.
• You see the bigger picture and adapt easily to new environments and stakeholders.
• You find satisfaction in executing strategies and seeing results.

What you’ll need:

• Experience in merchandising or related fields like demand planning or category insight.
• Strong attention to detail and data integrity.
• Good verbal reasoning skills and the ability to interpret and present data to stakeholders.
• Numeracy and analytical skills.
• A proactive attitude with problem-solving capabilities.
• An aptitude to challenge the status quo and identify misleading figures.
• Team orientation and collaborative spirit.
• Customer focus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, with a strong aptitude for working with spreadsheets.

What’s in it for you:

• 33 days holiday, increasing to 38 days with service (including bank holidays).
• Two staff discount codes for personal and family/friend use.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products in-store and online.
• Hybrid working arrangements: 2 days remote, 3 days in our modern office near East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus schemes.
• Access to Wagestream for flexible pay management.
• Part of a group working with Savers, The Perfume Shop, and Three UK.
• Part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets.
• Extensive Learning and Development programs.
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental, adoption leave, sick pay, and support for pregnancy loss.

Hours: 37.5 hours/week, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, with hybrid working depending on role responsibilities.