Merchandiser, Contemporary Furniture & Home

£45,000; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

I Love My Job Ltd in Reading area, Berkshire, is seeking a Merchandiser to own range performance and stock planning for a fast-growing, design-led furniture and homewares brand. You’ll forecast demand, manage budgets, and spot opportunities that shape next season’s range.

This role blends sharp analysis with real commercial input in a small, fast-moving team, offering strong cross‑functional exposure and clear influence on strategy.

Qualifications

• Excellent Merchandising experience and solid knowledge of the end-to-end buying process.
• Experience managing and reforecasting WSSIs.
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills.
• Experience in furniture, home products or ecommerce is a bonus, as is a degree or equivalent experience, though neither is essential.
• Confident negotiation skills and the ability to build strong relationships, internally and externally.
• Great attention to detail and exceptional organisation.
• Strong presentation skills, comfortable presenting large volumes of data with confidence.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
• The energy to thrive in a small, fast-growing business.

Responsibilities

• Pulling together category, SKU, and attribute-level analysis for trade reviews and sign-offs, proactively suggesting actions.
• Reviewing the current range to spot gaps and opportunities, working with Buying to shape the range for each new season.
• Maintaining and reforecasting WSSIs at category level, and keeping Line Cards up to date to support buying decisions.
• Managing stock and container budgets, forecasting and raising orders at container level to hit optimum stock levels and lead times.
• Recommending discontinuations, promotional activity, and price changes to clear stock as needed.
• Liaising directly with suppliers across the Far East and Europe on purchase orders, forecasts and queries.
• Building strong cross-departmental relationships and raising the profile of Merchandising across the business.
• Supporting and developing more junior members of the team.
• Providing analysis and data to support the wider financial budgeting process.
• Spotting and suggesting process improvements to make the Merchandising team more efficient.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying process

WSSI forecasting

Data analysis

Negotiation

Excel

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Energy for start-up

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• £45,000
• Reading area, Berkshire

Love getting under the skin of the numbers behind a beautiful furniture and interiors range?

We’re looking for a Merchandiser to take ownership of range performance and stock planning for a fast-growing, design-led furniture and homewares brand. Working closely with the Buying team, you’ll make sure the right stock is in the right place at the right time – forecasting demand, managing budgets, and spotting the opportunities (and gaps) that will shape next season’s range. It’s a role that blends sharp analysis with real commercial input, and genuine scope to influence strategy.

This is a great opportunity to join a small, fast-moving team where you’ll get stuck in from day one, build strong relationships across the business, and help shape how the Merchandising function grows.

What you’ll be doing

• Pulling together category, SKU, and attribute-level analysis for trade reviews and sign-offs, proactively suggesting actions
• Reviewing the current range to spot gaps and opportunities, working with Buying to shape the range for each new season
• Maintaining and reforecasting WSSIs at category level, and keeping Line Cards up to date to support buying decisions
• Managing stock and container budgets, forecasting and raising orders at container level to hit optimum stock levels and lead times
• Recommending discontinuations, promotional activity, and price changes to clear stock as needed
• Liaising directly with suppliers across the Far East and Europe on purchase orders, forecasts and queries
• Building strong cross-departmental relationships and raising the profile of Merchandising across the business
• Supporting and developing more junior members of the team
• Providing analysis and data to support the wider financial budgeting process
• Spotting and suggesting process improvements to make the Merchandising team more efficient

What you’ll bring

• Excellent Merchandising experience and solid knowledge of the end-to-end buying process
• Experience managing and reforecasting WSSIs
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
• Experience within furniture, home products or ecommerce is a bonus, as is a degree or equivalent experience, though neither is essential
• Confident negotiation skills and the ability to build strong relationships, internally and externally
• Great attention to detail and exceptional organisation
• Strong presentation skills, comfortable presenting large volumes of data with confidence
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
• The energy to thrive in a small, fast-growing business

Why join

This is a brilliant opportunity to take real ownership of a product area within a growing, design-led brand – with genuine scope to shape strategy, develop your skills, and make your mark. If you love combining sharp analysis with commercial impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Diversity & Inclusion

ILMJ values diversity, equality and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and identities.