Merchandising Admin Assistant (MAA)

Fashion & Retail Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid holiday

Job summary

Fashion & Retail Personnel in London is seeking a Merchandising Admin Assistant to support the merchandising team with administration and stock allocation. You will liaise with buyers, QC and contracts to track product status and delivery dates, while analysing stock and sales data to aid decision-making.

The role demands proven merchandising exposure, strong Excel skills, and excellent organisational ability in a fast-paced retail head office environment.

Qualifications

• Placement or work experience in merchandising or allocation
• Strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
• GCSE Maths grade C or above
• Recent head office retail experience
• Strong IT skills including Excel (VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)

Responsibilities

• Assist the merchandising department 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 through manufacturing to meet delivery dates
• Track sales, stock movements and best sellers
• Analyse and report stock, markdown, sales, intake and margin for the team
• Create purchase orders and assist with PO management

Skills

Merchandising experience

Organisational skills

Numerical/analytical skills

GCSE Maths C or above

Head office retail experience

Tools

Excel (VLOOKUP & Pivot)

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

Benefits

• 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.