Merchandising Administration Assistant

Crew Clothing Head Office; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Crew Clothing Head Office is seeking a Merchandising Administration Assistant in Kingston-upon-Thames, with 1 day from home. The role supports the merchandising team with stock planning, analysis and reporting to optimise stock levels and profitability.

Key duties include weekly trade reporting, stock movement analysis, and ad hoc analyses to inform seasonal buying. Strong Excel, attention to detail, and organisational skills are essential for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Liaising with Branch Merchandising and Logistic teams regarding stocks and deliveries and flagging issues.
• Input price changes for promotions and Markdowns on the system, and communicating these actions to the wider business.
• Collating monthly lessons learnt reports from finance and running analysis to aid the merchandising team.
• 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 team members, and maintaining/reviewing them throughout the season.
• Any other ad hoc analysis required to support the merchandising team

Skills

Numerical skills

Excel

Merchandising knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Deadline management

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