Merchandising Administrator - Beauty

Harvey Nichols; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury retail department store in London is seeking a Beauty Merchandising Administrator to manage orders and stock levels for the Beauty department. This role requires strong communication skills, analytical abilities, and a passion for beauty. The ideal candidate will also be a team player with experience in MS Office and an understanding of beauty trends. Attractive benefits include discounts on fashion and beauty products.

Benefits

Up to 40% off fashion

Up to 40% off hospitality, food market and hampers

30% off beauty and perfumery

Clothing allowance

Access to charity days

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program – Retail Trust

Qualifications

• Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.
• Must be a team player with a passion for beauty.
• Experience with MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the merchandiser in managing orders and stock levels for the Beauty department.
• Manage orders ensuring accurate processing.
• Attend strategy meetings and review quantities for new products.

Skills

Good communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Team player

Passion for beauty

Experience with MS Office

Excel & PowerPoint

Knowledge of beauty trends

Job description

Luxury department store, Harvey Nichols, is searching for a new Beauty Merchandising Administrator to join its thriving Merchandising department in our Head Office in London - Knightsbridge. Our culture is based on inclusivity; we embrace diversity. Whoever you are, Harvey Nichols has a place for you.

We are looking for individuals who embrace diversity, love a challenge, are passionate about luxury retail and are looking for something uniquely different.

Responsibilities

• Assist the merchandiser in managing orders and stock levels for the Beauty department.
• Manage orders - ensuring they are raised, amended, and deleted as required.
• Attend strategy meetings and review quantities for new products and launches.
• Manage stock levels including replenishment, transfers, allocations, returns and PAR levels.
• Manage product set up - ensuring correct set up on system, including prices, margins, PPM, hierarchy, and descriptions.
• Liaise with suppliers, the warehouse, and stores to manage deliveries into the business.
• Respond to store, supplier, accounts, and warehouse queries.
• Produce stock and sales reports including weekly sales, supplier reports and strategy pack information.
• Identify bestsellers and trends and present information at weekly department trade meeting.
• Sale planning - plan markdowns, negotiate funding and action discounts on the system.
• Ensure order process meets agreed deadlines and schedules.
• Manage stock levels within agreed stockholding targets.
• Ensure all products are set up correctly on system.
• Develop good working relationships with suppliers to facilitate productive negotiations.
• Produce accurate and meaningful reports and analysis.
• Protect the sales margin.

Application Instructions

When attaching your CV or work examples, it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx". Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png. The maximum file size is 4 MB.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Team player.
• Passion for beauty.
• Experience with MS Office, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Excellent knowledge of Harvey Nichols brand portfolio, customer market positioning, and beauty trends.

Benefits

• Up to 40% off fashion.
• Up to 40% off hospitality, food market and hampers.
• 30% off beauty and perfumery, wine and spirits.
• Clothing allowance.
• Access to charity days, a season ticket/bike loan, learning and development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program – Retail Trust.
• Recognition schemes and employee groups – Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion, and Sustainability.