Merchandising Admin Assistant - Clothing Retail

POUNDLAND LIMITED; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% employee discount card

Birthday day off

28 days holiday + 1 per year

Annual bonus up to 10% of base salary

Free onsite parking

Wellbeing resources via Retail Trust

My Staff Shop discounts

Early access to wages via stream

Training and development opportunities

Life assurance and pension

Job summary

Poundland Limited is seeking a Merchandising Admin Assistant based in Watford for a hybrid role with work-from-home flexibility up to two days per week. You will support the Clothing Merchandising team with analysis to guide trading decisions and manage PO workflows from raising to arrival.

The role requires a strong analytical mindset, Excel proficiency, and excellent communication and organisational skills. Prior experience in retail merchandising is preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Merchandising Admin Assistant, Supply Chain or Allocations role in a retail environment.
• Understanding of merchandising function and how MAA role impacts wider business.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong analytical mindset, numerical and great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate sales reports and analysis to support trading decisions.
• Ensure all Items & POs are raised accurately according to clothing critical path.
• Ensure purchase orders are ready to ship and leave on time.
• Attend weekly allocation and trade meetings with the wider team.
• Review Never Out of Stock lines to maximise sales through stock levels.
• Collate accurate trade reports ahead of trade meetings.
• Maintain clear communication and strong relationships across departments.

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Retail merchandising experience

Education

Fashion or Merchandising degree

Job description

About The Role

Join us here at Poundland & Dealz as a Merchandising Admin Assistant to support our Merchandising team for our Pep&Co clothing brand. Based in Watford, the role will work on a hybrid basis, with flexibility to work from home up to two days per week.

The Merchandising Admin Assistant will provide administrative and coordination support to the Clothing Merchandising team to maximize sales and profit opportunities through providing accurate analysis to support trading decisions as well as monitoring intake from PO raising to arrival, highlighting any changes or issues to the merchandising team.

As Merchandising Admin Assistant, you will:

• Provide accurate sales reports and analysis to support the merchandising team with strategic decisions including sizing, attribute & best and worst information.
• Ensure all Items & POs are raised accurately and in line with the clothing critical path and sent to suppliers.
• Ensure that purchase orders are ready to ship and leave in line with critical path.
• Attend weekly allocation and trade meetings with wider team.
• Review “Never Out of Stock” Lines to ensure correct stock levels are set to maximise sales.
• Collate accurate trade reports ahead of trade meeting to support wider team whilst understand current trading performance.
• Build strong relationships between departments through clear and relevant communication with regular trade updates and sales performance.

We are looking for someone with:

• Previous experience as a Merchandising Admin Assistant, Supply Chain or Allocations role in a retail environment. Applications from someone with a relevant degree in Fashion or Merchandising and looking for their first role in Merchandising may be considered.
• Understanding of merchandising function and how MAA role impacts wider business.
• Previous experience in a Clothing Retail environment is preferred but not essential.
• Strong analytical mindset, numerical and great attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong Excel skills.

We offer rewards that go beyond the payslip, including:

• 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
  
• Celebrate your birthday, you’ll get an extra day off for your birthday.
• 28 days holiday a year inc banks, rising by one day a year up to 33 days.
• Annual bonus scheme, with the opportunity to earn up to 10% of your base salary.
• Free parking onsite.
  We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
• My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
  
• For those unexpected moments, our partnership with stream enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
  
• Training and development opportunities, we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes, this role can be just the first step.
  
• Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and people's pension.

Bring your energy, teamwork, and get stuck in approach — and we’ll help you build your career with us!

We’re committed and proud to our inclusive culture, and that starts with the recruitment and selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please do share this with us on your application form and we’ll make every effort to meet your needs.