Merchandiser, Global Merchandising

Burberry; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry seeks an exceptional Merchandiser for their shoes team in London. The role involves owning product management processes, collaborating on strategic plans, and analyzing market performance. Candidates should have luxury merchandising experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced expertise in Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in Merchandising in a luxury environment.
• Strong love for product and market awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive product category, managing lifecycle from brief to delist.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategic plans.

Skills

Commercial instinct

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills

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Department: MERCHANDISING & PLANNING

City: London

Location: GB

INTRODUCTION

JOB PURPOSE

Burberry is on the search for an exceptional Merchandiser to join the shoes team. Within this role you will begin and take ownership of the end to end process of managing the Product category with guidance from senior management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and drive Product category, managing full lifecycle of product from brief to delist/ exit.
• Collaborate with the Merchandising Manager / Merchandising team in developing the strategic plan for the Product category andinfluence cross-functional team to deliver strategic direction for the category.
• Develop and present the range plan for approval including pricing strategy, COO and competition strategy.
• Develop relationships with cross functional peers across Sourcing, Design, Product Development and Planning.
• Create effective working relationships with Regional Merchandising team to gain product feedback and market research.
• Deliver collection presentations with confidence and work closely with a wide range of teams and levels.
• Organise and coordinate collection notes and buying guides.
• Analyse and feedback on seasonal buys in a strategic and coherent recap.
• Accountable for the sample budgets for the category, and ensure the tracking, maintaining and ordering of the Samples are managed effectively.
• Ability to manage projects independently.
• Support in prioritising day to day activities and meeting deadlines accordingly.
• Run and analyse daily/weekly sales reports and propose appropriate action to take.
• Manage accuracy of seasonal market documents / tools including PLM data entry and prepare reports using excel for Merchandising team.
• Be aware of the competitive market and conduct competitive analysis including pricing analysis.
• Partner with the Corporate Pricing team to understand price-bands across the three core currencies and report back findings to the Merchandising team; maintain data to support the price structure in PLM.
• Coordinate and support all administration duties relating to market / product training for the Merchandising team.
• Deliver any ad hoc administration and assistant duties to ensure smooth running of the team.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Experience Merchandising in a luxury environment
• A strong love for product and awareness of the market
• Demonstrates commercial instinct
• Strong Analytical skills
• Advanced skills in Excel

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || MERCHANDISING & PLANNING || COLLECTION MERCHANDISING || n/a ||

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