Merchandiser

Burberry; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fashion brand in London is seeking a Merchandiser to support the Merchandising Manager in developing category strategies. Responsibilities include managing product lifecycles, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and conducting competitive analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience in the luxury fashion environment with strong analytical and Excel skills. This role requires a proactive mindset and a passion for the industry, offering an opportunity to shape product offerings and drive commercial success.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fashion luxury merchandising environment is required.
• Strong analytical and advanced Excel skills are essential.
• A proactive and action-oriented mindset is important.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive product category from brief to delist.
• Collaborate on the strategic plan for the product category.
• Develop and present range plans including pricing strategy.
• Manage accuracy of seasonal market documents.

Skills

Experience in Merchandising in a Fashion luxury environment

Strong Analytical skills

Advanced skills in Excel

Awareness of the Womenswear market

Commercial instinct

Doer mindset

Job description

Department: MERCHANDISING & PLANNING

City: London

Location: GB

INTRODUCTION

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.
• Demonstrates commercial instinct
• Strong Analytical 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.