Merchandiser

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent luxury fashion brand is seeking a Merchandiser to support category strategies and ensure alignment with brand vision. The ideal candidate will excel in managing product lifecycles and have a robust understanding of the womenswear market. Successful applicants will possess strong analytical skills, experience in luxury merchandising, and advanced Excel proficiency. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving commercial success through strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising within a luxury fashion environment.
• Strong analytical skills and retail maths skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive product category from brief to delist.
• Collaborate with teams to develop strategic plans.
• Analyse sales reports and suggest actions.
• Manage market documents and ensure data accuracy.

Skills

Experience in Merchandising in a Fashion luxury environment

Strong Analytical skills

Retail maths skills

Advanced skills in Excel

Creative taste level

Awareness of the Womenswear market

Job description

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Merchandiser, you will support the Merchandising Manager and VP of Womens in developing and executing category strategies, ensuring collections align with the brand vision and drive commercial success. A positive, proactive, and action-oriented mindset is essential to thrive in this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and drive Product category, managing full lifecycle of product from brief to delist/exit.
• Collaborate with the Merchandising team in developing the strategic plan for the Product category and influence cross-functional team to deliver strategic direction for the category.
• Develop and present the range plan for approval including pricing strategy, COO and competition strategy.
• Develop relationships with cross functional peers across Sourcing, Design, Product Development and Planning.
• Create effective working relationships with Regional Merchandising team to gain product feedback and market research.
• Confidence presenting in meetings and working closely with wide range of teams and levels
• Organise and coordinate collection notes and buying guides.
• Analyse and feedback on seasonal buys in a strategic and coherent recap
• Ability to manage projects independently
• Analyse daily/weekly sales reports and propose appropriate action to take.
• Manage accuracy of seasonal market documents/tools including PLM data entry and support the Merchandising Assistant to prepare reports using excel for Merchandising team.
• Be aware of the competitive market and conduct competitive analysis including Pricing Analysis.
• Partner with the Corporate Pricing team to understand price-bands across the three core currencies and report back findings to the Merchandising team; maintain data to support the price structure in PLM.
• Coordinate and support all administration duties relating to market/product training for the Merchandising team.
• Deliver any ad hoc administration and assistant duties to ensure smooth running of the team.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Experience in Merchandising in a Fashion luxury environment
• A strong love for product and Fashion trends. Awareness of the Womenswear market.
• Good taste level, creative
• Demonstrates commercial instinct
• Strong Analytical skills
• Retail maths skills
• Advanced skills in Excel
• "Doer" mindset and action driven
• Genuinely passionate about the industry

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.