Merchandising Administration Assistant

Harri; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day from home

Competitive salary

Job summary

Harri is seeking a Merchandising Admin Assistant in Kingston-on-Thames with hybrid working options (1 day from home). The role supports the Merchandising team with analysis to optimise stocks and plan future seasons.

You will run key reports, manage promotions data, and assist with monthly sales and margin analysis, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of insights to senior staff. Strong Excel, IT and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical skills and accuracy.
• Good Microsoft Excel and IT skills.
• An understanding of merchandising and analysis.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong levels of communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Capable of working to tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Run and distribute key Monday reports for Monday trade.
• Distribute promotion analysis and ad hoc departmental analysis.
• Monitor availability of key products and suggest stock movements.
• Liaise with branches on stocks and deliveries; input price changes for promotions.
• Collate monthly lessons learnt and produce CTD sales/margin analysis.
• Prepare ideal size ratios by category at season start and review throughout.

Skills

Numerical skills

Excel

Merchandising knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Deadline driven

Prioritisation

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Merchandising Admin Assistant
Kingston-on-Thames (1 day from home)
Full-Time

Purpose of the role:

Merchandising Administration Assistant is to assist the Merchandising team in analysis required to help maintaining optimum stocks and ensure futures seasons are planned and bought effectively whilst meeting the commercial and retail needs of the business and maximising sales and profitability.

Responsibilities:

Monday Trade:

• Run and distribute key Monday reports for Monday trade
• Distribute promotion analysis
• Prepare any ad hoc departmental analysis requested from merchandising teams
• Monitor availability of key products, making suggestions to core & branch merchandising teams on movement of stock

Stock Management:

• Liaising with Branch Merchandising and Logistic teams regarding stocks and deliveries into the business and flagging any issues or late deliveries
• Input price changes for promotions and Markdowns on the system, and communicating these actions to the wider business

Analysis:

• Collating monthly lessons learnt reports from finance and running analysis to aid the merchandising team in writing their monthly reports
• Producing CTD sales and margin performance for sign off meetings
• Preparing and presenting ideal size ratios by category at the beginning of each season to senior members of the team, as well as ensuring these are maintained and reviewed throughout the season
• Any other ad hoc analysis required to support the merchandising team

Key Skills and Experience:

Essential –

• Strong numerical skills.
• Good Microsoft Excel and IT skills.
• An understanding of the principles of merchandising and analysis.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong levels of communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Capable of working to tight deadlines.
• Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.
• Dedicated and responsible approach to job role.

Desirable –

• Worked in administrative position previously
• Retail experience, ideally with channels/concessions
• Confident in MS office
• Excellent numerical skills

Compensation:

Competitive salary