Merchandiser - FMCG

B&M Retail Limited; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

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Job summary

B&M Retail Limited in Speke, Liverpool is hiring a Merchandiser to join our FMCG team. You will work with the Buyer on daily stock orders and manage the department’s activities in a busy office environment.

The role requires strong numerical and analytical skills, Excel proficiency, and the ability to build relationships with suppliers to drive sales across the range.

Qualifications

• Experience as Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser
• Targets and growth achievement
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Use data to understand customer behaviour
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Experience in FMCG

Responsibilities

• Assist with weekly stock orders and manage orders into the business
• Drive performance for new product launches and seasonal peaks
• Maintain stock levels throughout the year
• Analyse data and trends to inform decisions
• Cultivate relationships with suppliers to maximise sales
• Maintain WSSI and line cards daily
• Forecast lines and plan calendars
• Utilise Excel to manipulate reports

Skills

Merchandiser experience

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Excel

FMCG experience

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you a Merchandiser looking for an exciting new opportunity in a fast-paced business? If the answer is yes, then we want to speak to you!

We have a role for a Merchandiser to join our FMCG team. In this role, you will be working alongside the Buyer with the day-to-day running of a busy department. The role is full time, office based at our Support Centre in Speke, Liverpool L24.

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For:

• Assisting with the creation of weekly stock orders, managing orders into the business efficiently
• Driving performance for key trading periods i.e. new product range launches,seasonal peaks etc
• Working to tight restrictions ensuring stock is maintained throughout the year at the correct levels
• Analysing data & current trends to make the right decisions, identifying “gaps“ in current market
• Cultivating close working relationships with key suppliers to maximise sales/profit throughout the range
• Maintain and update WSSI’s &Line cardson a daily basis
• Working to calendars, which involves forecasting crucial lines for long periods
• Proficient in the use of Excel to manipulate reports into the desired information

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring:

• Proven experience as a Merchandiser or a Junior Merchandiser eager to step up
• Results orientated with a track record of achieving targets & delivering growth
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Able to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, methodical with numbers
• Able to utilise data to fully understand customer behaviour and habits
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Experience within a FMCG environment

Why B&M?

• We offer a range of great benefits including colleague discount, a benefits portal offering discounts across numerous retailers, hospitality and leisure providers, and much more. You can view our full benefits package here: https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

B&M are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues.