Merchandiser - Accessorize

Monsoon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

23 days holiday

Bonus day off after 6 months

Pension enrolment after 3 months

Life assurance

Flexible working

Staff discount 50%

Season ticket loan

Wellness centre access

Benefits Portal discounts

Job summary

Monsoon Accessorize is seeking a Merchandiser to drive sales across departments by planning and managing product ranges. You will analyse trading performance, forecast demand, and make key stock, intake and pricing decisions to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time.

You will own the dept strategy with the Buyer/Designer, work across channels, optimise stock availability, and lead KPI reviews to maximise margin while developing a high-performing team and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising management at Merchandiser level.
• Strong analytical and trading skills using data to drive decisions.
• Ownership of department strategy aligning business and financial goals.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Experience working with senior leadership with strong relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with understanding of pricing, margin and profit.
• Stock management and intake planning to optimise availability.
• Open to challenging processes to drive the business forward.
• Omni-channel experience is highly desirable.
• Highly organised with good prioritisation and self-management.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and profit by planning and managing product ranges across departments.
• Analyse trading performance and forecast demand to guide stock, intake and pricing decisions.
• Understand customer needs by channel and inform commercial decisions improving profitability.
• Develop and implement department strategy with Buyer/Designer.
• React quickly to trade and optimize stock across store types and digital channels.
• Analyze past/current/future ranges and create supporting analysis for planning.
• Manage Critical Path with the Buyer to meet deadlines and mitigate issues.
• Collaborate with Buyer and Designer to deliver a balanced, trend-aligned range.
• Trade actively to adapt to performance changes and maximise profit.
• Communicate clearly in trading meetings and across the business to push the dept strategy forward.
• Monitor KPI’s to maximise net margin.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Analytical trading skills

Dept strategy ownership

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Pricing & margin awareness

Stock planning

Omni-channel experience

Organisational skills

Innovative mindset

WSSI/system knowledge

Job description

What will you do as Merchandiser for Accessorize?

• Drive sales and profit by planning and managing product ranges across yourdepartments.
• Analyse trading performance, forecast demand and make key trading decisions on stock levels, intake and pricing, to ensure the product is in the right place at the right time.
• Understand the customers needs by channel and use this information to make considered commercial decisions that positively impacts the profitability of the department.
• Develop and recommend department strategy, working closely with the Buyer/Designer.
• React quickly to trade while managing the critical path and optimizing stock availability across all store site types and digital channels.
• Propose planning parameters for your product areas by analysing past, current, future and proposed season ranges and producing analysis to support this.
• Manage and controls the Critical Path with the Buyer, to ensure deadlines are met and potential problems identified at line and product group level, clearly communicating to management, and suggesting necessary actions.
• Work closely with the Buyer and Designer to implement a balanced range, ensuring it is representative of current trends, capture volume drivers and commercial to Accessorize.
• Actively trade the department whilst continually reviewing changes in performance and taking appropriate actions to minimise impact and maximise profit.
• Be clear and concise in all trading meetings and communicate well across all areas of the business to drive the dept strategy forward.
• Manage KPI’s to maximise the net achieved margin.
• Regularly review KPI’s ensuring that the BTA is realistic, highlighting changes to your Line Manager and Buyer, making recommendations where necessary.
• Be passionate about developing people, with a keen interest in training, mentoring and coaching at MA and AM level.

What will you need to succeed as Merchandiser for Accessorize?

• Previous Merchandising experience at Merchandiser or established Junior Merchandiser level
• Strong analytical and trading skills using data to drive decisions
• Ownership of dept strategy, aligning business and financial goals
• Proven experience managing and developing a team
• Experience working directly with senior leadership, possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships across the business
• Commercial awareness with strong understanding of pricing, margin and profit
• Stock management and intake planning to optimize availability and minimize risk
• Innovative and open to challenging existing processes and practices to drive the business forward
• Experience in an omni channel business is highly desirable
• Highly organized, good prioritization skills and self management
• Forward thinking and innovative
• Passionate about the Accessorize brand and customer
• Strong system knowledge and WSSI management experience

What will we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary
• 23 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Access to our on campus wellness centre (pilates, yoga etc.)
• Additional discounts through our Benefits Portal

At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request discuss any specific requirements.