Merchandiser

Danielle Ward Recruitment; Carlisle; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

[Unknown retailer] is seeking an experienced Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser to join a growing team at the northern UK head office, with relocation support available. You will own merchandise planning and trading within a retail division, shaping assortments, ranges and promotional activity.

The role focuses on commercial planning, stock control and driving performance across multiple stores, with opportunities to visit stores and influence stakeholders across departments.

Formación

• Commercial merchandising professional with strong planning, forecasting and stock management skills.
• Ability to analyze performance, trends and opportunities to optimise sales and margin.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to influence stakeholders across departments.

Responsabilidades

• Develop commercial merchandising plans to achieve sales, profit and stock targets using historical data and forecasting.
• Create and manage seasonal ranges, sales, space and inventory plans to support business goals.
• Ensure balanced assortments across locations with the right stock mix for stores.
• Establish pricing, volume and cost plans aligned with seasonal trading periods.
• Analyse sales, stock and margin performance and take timely actions to capitalise on opportunities.
• Plan and review promotional activity and measure results to improve future performance.
• Maintain stock availability through allocation, replenishment planning and open-to-buy management.
• Monitor purchasing requirements to ensure stock commitments align with demand.
• Build relationships with suppliers to support reliable deliveries and strong operational performance.
• Review store performance, customer demand and competitor activity to identify areas for improvement and growth.
• Visit stores to gain first-hand trading insights and merchandising standards.
• Lead and support allocation team to promote accuracy and efficiency.

Conocimientos

Merchandising

Forecasting

Stock management

Trading performance

Descripción del empleo

We are working with a leading retailer who are looking for an experienced Merchandiser or a Junior Merchandiser who is ready to progress to join their growing team.

This position is based at the company’s northern UK head office, with relocation support available for the right candidate. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of merchandise planning and trading within a retail division.

• Develop commercial merchandise plans to achieve agreed sales, profit and stock targets, using historical performance, customer trends and forecasting.
• Create and manage seasonal range, sales, space and inventory plans that support business goals.
• Ensure product assortments are balanced across locations, delivering the right mix and depth of stock for individual stores.
• Establish pricing, volume and cost plans that align with seasonal trading periods and profitability expectations.
• Analyse sales, stock and margin performance, taking timely action to capitalise on opportunities and minimise commercial risk.
• Plan and review promotional activity, measuring results and adapting future plans to improve performance.
• Maintain strong stock availability through effective allocation, replenishment planning and open-to-buy management.
• Monitor purchasing requirements throughout each trading period to ensure stock commitments remain aligned with demand.
• Build productive relationships with suppliers to support reliable deliveries and strong operational performance.
• Regularly review store performance, customer demand and competitor activity to identify areas for improvement and growth.
• Visit stores to gain first-hand insight into trading performance, merchandising standards and customer behaviour.
• Lead and support the allocation team, promoting accuracy, efficiency, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Additional Information:

This role would suit a commercially minded merchandising professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced retail environment and has a strong understanding of planning, forecasting, stock management and trading performance. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple departments are essential.