Merchandise Planning & Commercial Insights Analyst

Financial Staffing Solutions; Slough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Financial Staffing Solutions is seeking a Merchandise Planning & Inventory Analyst in the UK. This broad, high-impact role sits at the intersection of Finance and Merchandising within a fast-growing, multi-channel consumer business.

The role focuses on stock planning, merchandising and commercial analysis to ensure the right products are available at the right time and place. The team is embracing AI and modern tools, and the role offers the opportunity to improve processes, reporting and how

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandise planning, inventory management or similar analytical roles.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities change.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capability.
• Ability to translate data into actionable commercial insights.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock availability across channels, including hold orders and virtual warehouses.
• Collaborate with sourcing, operations and sales to place inventory correctly.
• Monitor stock movements and replenishment requirements.
• Produce reports on best sellers, aged stock and slow-moving inventory.
• Identify opportunities to optimise stock turn and inventory levels.
• Support seasonal exit strategies and promotional activity for end-of-line products.
• Maintain product data across integration partners and master data systems.
• Provide visibility of stock across departments to support cross-functional planning.
• Analyse trading performance across wholesale, DTC and ecommerce.
• Produce timely reporting with actionable recommendations.
• Monitor product and category performance and identify trends.
• Support pricing decisions, margin analysis and promo effectiveness.
• Build and maintain analytical models and dashboards.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

AI awareness

Tools

ERP SAP

Job description

Financial Staffing Solutions is seeking a Merchandise Planning & Inventory Analyst in the UK. This broad, high-impact role sits at the intersection of Finance and Merchandising within a fast-growing, multi-channel consumer business.

The role focuses on stock planning, merchandising and commercial analysis to ensure the right products are available at the right time and place. The team is embracing AI and modern tools, and the role offers the opportunity to improve processes, reporting and how