Merchandising Admin Assistant – Hybrid, 9‑Month Contract

Findel Education Limited; Hyde; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Findel Education Limited in Hyde is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to join on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role is 22.5 hours per week with hybrid working, supporting the Merchandising team to maximise stock availability and deliver an excellent customer experience.

The successful candidate will have a strong administrative background, experience in merchandising, and good Excel skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative background in retail, buying or merchandising.
• Good knowledge of business systems and intermediate Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to share knowledge across teams.
• Customer-focused with commitment to product availability and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Merchandiser and Merchandising Manager, in partnership with the Buying team, to build balanced, commercial and profitable product ranges.
• Providing suppliers with estimated production requirements.
• Maintaining accurate product, SKU and supplier data within relevant systems.
• Processing vendor and buying forms, and working closely with Customer Operations to manage and resolve open orders.
• Uploading and maintaining purchase order information, including delivery dates, order confirmations and status updates.
• Monitoring outstanding purchase orders, following up on overdue orders and resolving any discrepancies.
• Responding to internal and external queries regarding order status, delivery schedules and supply issues.
• Chasing outstanding supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Maintaining and updating supplier lead times within SAP.
• Supporting the resolution of delivery delays, damaged goods and other order-related issues.

Skills

Administrative background

Excel skills

Analytical and problem-solving

Planning and organizational skills

Communication skills

Collaborative

Customer focused

Tools

SAP

Job description

Findel Education Limited in Hyde is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to join on a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role is 22.5 hours per week with hybrid working, supporting the Merchandising team to maximise stock availability and deliver an excellent customer experience.

The successful candidate will have a strong administrative background, experience in merchandising, and good Excel skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities.