Merchandiser

DUSK.com; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Staff discount on DUSK products

Company pension (3% employer)

Job summary

DUSK is a fast-growing, home and lifestyle brand with a Leeds HQ and a strong online presence. We are seeking a merchandising professional to lead stock and range planning, drive sales, and manage margins across in-season activity.

You will collaborate with buying, planning and logistics to optimise stock, promotions and assortment. You will oversee OTB processes, performance analysis and budget alignment, while supporting junior team members and contributing to strategic plans.

Qualifications

• Line management experience
• Strong Excel skills
• Good understanding of WSSI
• Analytical data interpretation and insight extraction
• Strong decision making and time management
• Good commercial knowledge of marketplace dynamics
• Team player attitude

Responsibilities

• OTB management and stock control
• Forecasting and weekly inventory meetings
• Prepare and deliver management information
• Manage sales, stock and clearance in season
• Monitor margins and profitability
• Analyse sales performance and adjust plans
• Recommend promotions and rebuys as needed
• Support planning of budgets and range plan with buyer
• Liaise cross-functionally to deliver department plans
• Mentor junior team members and drive development

Skills

Line management

Excel

WSSI understanding

Analytical skills

Decision making

Time management

Commercial knowledge

Team player

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary: Competitive salary+ excellent benefits package

Role Responsibilities

Trading

• OTB management
• WSSI forecasting and Weekly inventory meetings
• Preparation and delivery of management information
• Trading and management of sales, stock and clearance in season
• Monitors and maintains buying margin and gross profit margins as requested
• Reviews sales forecasts based on performance, and actions re forecasts
• Analyses and monitors best and worst sellers and makes informed recommendations for action
• Suggesting sales driving activity to drive cash and reduce stock where appropriate.
• Clearance and Markdown plans in conjunction with buying.
• End to end stock flow for relevant departments
• Drive stock turn and deliver business stock levels in line with budget. (Store/DC/Dockside)
• Recommends promotions and re buys as necessary
• Manage suppliers ensuring a strong mutually beneficial relationship
• Have an input to strategic plans
• Analyse historical and in season performance and be proactive in interpreting, communicating and acting on results
• Supporting planning of budgets by category, option count, and depth of buy based on the overall business and financial goals of the company
• Support the building of a range plan alongside the buyer
• Promotional/seasonal planning support
• Constantly identifying and implementing Merchandising process improvements
• Liaising cross functionally to deliver the department plans.
• Deputising for the Head of Merchandising when appropriate
• Support junior members of the team on a day to day basis and drive their development.

About You

• Line Management Experience
• Strong computer literacy skills – especially in Excel
• A solid understanding of WSSI
• Analytical skills – confident in working with and extract insight from data
• Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload
• Good commercial knowledge – specifically on wider marketplace and broader business
• Team player attitude

About us

DUSK is a £200m home and lifestyle brand. We are an award winning and fast-growing e-commerce brand in the home and garden sector, known for innovation and high-quality products.

Since 2016, our dedicated team at our Leeds HQ have been designing stylish homeware and furniture at affordable prices. DUSK is an online-first brand, and by designing and sourcing everything ourselves, we’re able to curate our own collections and pass on the savings directly to our customers.

Whether you are seeking signature furniture pieces or the perfect finishing accents, our curated ranges deliver accessible elegance to every living space, empowering you to realise your ideal home vision.

As a trusted British brand, our team in our Doncaster warehouses work hard behind the scenes to make sure every order is carefully packed and delivered on time.

You can read more about us at: https://dusk.com/

Why Dusk.com?

• 25 days holidays (plus bank holidays) as standard, plus additional days based on length of service
• Option to buy additional holidays (by a maximum of 5 days)
• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 work from home (if applicable)
• Bonus Scheme
• Staff Discount Scheme on DUSK products
• Death in service
• Company pension (3% employer contributions)
• Flexible start and finish times (if applicable)
• Access to employee assistance programme through ‘Spark’, including 24/7 helpline, virtual GP and counselling services to support your health and wellbeing.
• Excellent Career progression and training opportunities
• Opportunities to partake in company days

Due to the high volume of applications, on some occasions we are unable to reply to each individual applicant. If you do not hear from us within four weeks, then unfortunately your application has not been successful.

We will keep your application on file for six months and we will consider you for future roles within the organisation during this time. Your information will be deleted after six-months. If you wish to be considered for roles after this point, then you will need to re-apply.