Merchandising Admin Assistant (MAA)

Retail Human Resources plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid holiday

Creative head office environment

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc in London is seeking a merchandising admin assistant to join a fashion retailer. You will support merchandising administration, assist with stock allocation, and liaise with buyers, QC and contracts management to identify product status.

The role also involves tracking stock movement, sales and margins, with PO creation support. The position is a temporary assignment offering a competitive weekly pay, paid holiday, and exposure to a creative, fast-paced head office

Qualifications

• Placement or work experience in merchandising or allocation.
• Excellent organisational, multi-tasking and prioritisation abilities.
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills.
• GCSE Maths grade C or above.
• Recent head office retail experience.
• Strong IT skills and Excel proficiency including VLOOKUP and PivotTables.

Responsibilities

• Assist merchandising with administration.
• Support with stock allocation.
• Liaise with buyers, quality department and contracts manager to identify product status.
• Liaise with QC teams to chase gold seals.
• Monitor stock progression to meet delivery dates.
• Track sales, stock movements and best sellers.
• Analyse and report on stock, markdown, sales, intake and margin for the team.
• Create purchase orders and support PO management.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Multi-tasking

Excel (VLOOKUP / PivotTables)

Education

GCSE Maths (Grade C or above)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to embark on a merchandising career with an International leader within the fashion industry? An exciting opportunity has arisen within a London based fashion retailer to join them as a merchandising admin assistant (MAA). There are multiple opportunities and they are looking for those who have the desire to thrive and progress.

You must already:

• Have a placement or work experience in a merchandising or allocation role
• Have high organisational skills and be able to multi task and prioritise
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
• Have above a grade C at GCSE maths
• Have recent relevant head office retail experience
• Have strong IT skills and use of Excel (ability to do v-look ups & pivot tables)

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Assisting the merchandising department with their administration
• Supporting with the allocation of stock
• Liaise with buyers, quality department and contract's manager to identify the status of products
• Liaising with QC teams to chase gold seals
• Monitor the progression of stock through the manufacturing cycle in order to achieve delivery dates
• Tracking sales and stock movements and best sellers
• Analysing and reporting on stock, markdown, sales, intake and margin for the team.
• Create purchase orders and support the other merchandisers in PO management

As a temp, you will receive a competitive salary rate that is paid on a weekly basis as well as paid holiday and the opportunity to work within a creative and fast-paced retail head office.

Reference: HD - 30098088889