Merchandiser - Assortment Planning

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Internal use only – Grade E

About us.

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

About the role

Responsible for assortment planning activities for your category across strategy, insight and range architecture to optimise assortment proposition delivering customer and commercial objectives. Actions have a direct impact on maximising customer satisfaction, sales and profitability by defining an effective proposition structure in context of customer and market.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and contribute to gender/department Assortment Strategy through all aspects of customer, assortment, price and activity planning.
• Input and presentation of category and brand growth initiatives and business cases.
• Agree assortment strategic goals, working closely with Merchandise Planner to inform commercial budgets in order to deliver business objectives.
• Analysis of historical performance, market trends and customer modelling to inform strategic direction.
• Build strategic supplier relationships to drive positive customer and commercial outcomes.
• Working alongside assortment to establish range architecture framework that optimises price, product, brand and segment mix across the proposition.
• Continual review and improvement of Assortment processes and technical scope to deliver consistent best practice and efficiencies throughout.
• Identify opportunity within the P&L to optimise assortment profitability.
• Leverage data to best inform strategic business insights and relevant application.
• Lead and motivate team through continual change and development.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Strong commercial acumen.
• Negotiating Skills
• Product knowledge
• Good interpretation and presentation of data delivering insight
• People leadership
• Change Management
• Sustained customer focus
• 3rd Party Business Relationships
• Proven track record of achieving targets
• Highly motivated and willing to self-learn
• Attention to detail and accuracy on all aspects of the role are essential

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a one stage interview process after meeting the TA team.

First stage

A one-hour face-to-face interview with the team.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation 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 to request accommodation.