Merchandiser

BoF Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

BoF Careers in London is seeking a commercially minded Merchandiser to join our Merchandising team. You will transform data into actionable insights to drive better commercial decisions across our eCommerce business, analysing trading performance and supporting seasonal planning.

You will maintain online merchandising on Shopify, develop automated reporting, and provide in-depth analysis of product, customer, and inventory performance to optimise stock and margins.

Qualifications

• Experience Merchandising or data retail trading role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets.
• Experience using Shopify.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong commercial awareness within retail or fashion.
• Ability to present data clearly and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Analyse sales by size to identify demand patterns and opportunities.
• Monitor size sell-through and stock availability.
• Produce size curve recommendations for future buys.
• Highlight sizing issues affecting conversion or customer returns.
• Support buying and merchandising teams with size planning recommendations.
• Produce seasonal performance reviews by category, product and collection.
• Analyse sell-through, markdown performance and stock efficiency.
• Review newness performance and identify opportunities for future range planning.
• Analyse lifecycle performance from launch through end-of-season.
• Provide recommendations for future assortment planning.
• Support weekly trade meetings with meaningful commercial insights.
• Assist in forecasting sales and inventory performance.
• Work closely with Merchandising, Buying, Digital Marketing and Finance.
• Help identify opportunities to improve sales, margin and inventory productivity.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve trading reports and dashboards.
• Analyse sales, inventory and profitability to identify commercial opportunities and risks.
• Identify trends, anomalies and actionable insights to support trading decisions.
• Produce post-season reviews and performance summaries with clear recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Shopify

Excel

Job description

Job Description – Merchandiser

Job Title

Merchandiser

Department

Merchandising

Reports To

Head of Merchandising

Role Overview

We are looking for a commercially minded Merchandiser to join our Merchandising team. This role will be responsible for transforming data into actionable insights that drive better commercial decisions across our eCommerce business.

The successful candidate will analyse trading performance, improve data processes using automated reporting, and support the merchandising team with in-depth analysis of product, customer and inventory performance. They will also be responsible for maintaining accurate online merchandising, ensuring products are optimised across the Shopify website and supporting seasonal planning through detailed reporting and analysis.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining analytical thinking with commercial decision-making and is passionate about improving efficiency through technology and automation.

Key Responsibilities

Size & Fit Analysis

• Analyse sales by size to identify demand patterns and opportunities.
• Monitor size sell-through and stock availability.
• Produce size curve recommendations for future buys.
• Highlight sizing issues affecting conversion or customer returns.
• Support buying and merchandising teams with size planning recommendations.

Seasonal & Product Performance Analysis

• Produce seasonal performance reviews by category, product and collection.
• Analyse sell-through, markdown performance and stock efficiency.
• Review newness performance and identify opportunities for future range planning.
• Analyse lifecycle performance from launch through end-of-season.
• Provide recommendations for future assortment planning.

Commercial Support

• Support weekly trade meetings with meaningful commercial insights.
• Assist in forecasting sales and inventory performance.
• Work closely with Merchandising, Buying, Digital Marketing and Finance.
• Help identify opportunities to improve sales, margin and inventory productivity

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve trading reports and dashboards.
• Analyse sales, inventory and profitability to identify commercial opportunities and risks.
• Identify trends, anomalies and actionable insights to support trading decisions.
• Produce post-season reviews and performance summaries with clear recommendations.

Essential

Skills & Experience

• Experience Merchandising or a data retail trading role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets.
• Experience using Shopify.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong commercial awareness within retail or fashion.
• Ability to present data clearly and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Accuracy and timeliness of reporting.
• Reduction in manual reporting through automation.
• Improvement in reporting efficiency.
• Increased visibility of key trading metrics.
• Accuracy of size recommendations.
• Quality of seasonal analysis and commercial recommendations.
• Improvement in stock productivity and sell-through.
• Stakeholder satisfaction with reporting and insights.

Personal Attributes

• Naturally curious with a passion for solving problems through data.
• Commercially minded with an interest in fashion and retail.
• Proactive and continually looking for ways to improve processes.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of data.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative team player who enjoys working cross-functionally.