Merchandiser Face & Body - 12 month maternity contract

Asos; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative and dynamic team at a leading online fashion retailer where your creativity and strategic thinking will play a crucial role in driving the success of the merchandising department. As a Merchandiser for Face & Body, you will be at the forefront of planning and trading, ensuring that the right products reach customers while maximizing profitability. This role offers the chance to collaborate with various teams, build relationships with brands, and utilize data-driven insights to make impactful decisions. With a commitment to personal development and a supportive environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark in a rapidly evolving industry.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Employee sample sales

Access to LinkedIn learning materials

25 days paid annual leave

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical care scheme

Flexible benefits allowance

Qualifications

• Proven track record at Merchandiser level within a fast-paced global retailer.
• Strong analytical mindset using data for decision making.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned sales and profitability through effective planning.
• Develop and adjust department strategies based on trade performance.
• Manage a high-performing team through feedback and development.

Skills

Merchandising

Data Analysis

Team Management

Commercial Thinking

Brand Relationship Management

Retail Market Awareness

Excel

Education

Experience in Retail Merchandising

Experience with Beauty Brands

Tools

Trading Systems

Excel

Job description

Merchandiser Face & Body - 12 month maternity contract

Job Type: Full-time

We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you’re free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Merchandisers are integral to the success of ASOS.com. Buying is an imperfect science and the Merchandising team aids the difficult decision-making process, ensuring maximum profitability and relevancy for the ASOS customer globally. Merchandisers are responsible for strategically driving the business through effective planning, range building, and trading, working collaboratively with Buying, Supply Chain, Global Commerce, and Marketing teams to achieve commercially successful outcomes for the department and wider business.

What you’ll be doing…

1. Delivering the planned sales and profitability of your department through effective planning and in-season trading.
2. Developing short-term and long-term department strategies with the Buyer to maximise department profit.
3. Driving, adapting, and adjusting department strategy in season based on trade performance.
4. Regularly analysing department performance to maximise commercial opportunities and manage potential risk.
5. Working alongside your Buyer to ensure a commercial range is offered to the customer while adhering to both ASOS’ and the Department strategy.
6. Managing the intake and OTB to deliver the stock requirements of the business through strategic planning and trading of the department.
7. Developing and building strong relationships with brands, creating comprehensive trading plans and joint strategies.
8. Regularly meeting brands to ensure that key messages and movements in forecast are communicated clearly.
9. Providing an appropriate level of data analysis that can be shared to aid decision making and gain buy-in for ideas.
10. Resolving issues that may arise and working collaboratively with Buying and other relevant teams to come up with effective solutions.
11. Reviewing KPIs regularly to ensure that the BTA is realistic, highlighting changes to team and management.
12. Seeking opportunities to improve ways of working and systems use to trade more effectively globally, sharing knowledge with the team.
13. Managing and developing a high-performing team of AMs and MAs through regular 1:1s, honest and constructive feedback, and providing an environment that encourages all team members to provide ideas and suggestions.

We’d love to meet someone who…

1. Has a proven track record at Merchandiser level within a fast-paced and rapidly changing global Retailer.
2. Has comprehensive experience working with Brands – Beauty experience is preferential.
3. Demonstrates the ability to drive the success of a department through creative and commercial thinking.
4. Demonstrates the ability to gain buy-in from the team and management to potentialize opportunities.
5. Embraces and champions the benefits of change within the wider team.
6. Can confidently present the department performance and strategy to the team and management.
7. Shows a great understanding of the ASOS customer and customer segmentation and reflects this in decision making.
8. Demonstrates a commercial and analytical mindset, using data and insights to leverage opportunities that successfully contribute to the department and wider ASOS strategy.
9. Uses relevant market insights to aid decision making and achieve the best outcome for the business.
10. Shows strong awareness of current trends, Retail market conditions, and opportunities within a Global context.
11. Builds great relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
12. Has an effective and inclusive management style, role modelling positive behaviours and providing the team with clear direction and development.
13. Has strong systems skills, including advanced Excel and relevant trading systems.

Benefits:

• ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business).
• Employee sample sales.
• Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials.
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Private medical care scheme.
• Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits.