Merchandising Assistant

Mamas & Papas; Crowborough; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Buy & Sell holidays

Company bonus

Pension from day 1

Staff discounts

Benefits Hub discounts

Health & critical illness cover

Family leave policies

Foster care leave

Bereavement support

Menopause support

Recognition schemes

Hybrid flexi office

Job summary

Mamas & Papas Head Office in Huddersfield is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to support the team with data entry, tracking discrepancies, and reporting on stock and pricing variances. You will work with production, stores, online teams and our marketing and sales functions to ensure products are in the right place at the right time, while learning how supply and demand influence profitability.

This hybrid role offers two days of work from home and a supportive environment for developing a

Qualifications

• Experience with data entry and reporting
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good communication across departments

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly/monthly trade analysis reports for key product categories (WSSI)
• Track and report discrepancies in data, production, shipping, pricing
• Collaborate with production, stores, online, marketing and sales teams to ensure the right products at the right time
• Support the merchandising team in forecasting supply and demand to maximize profitability

Job description

Overview

So what is a Merchandising Assistant? No, that's visual merchandising, but don't worry, everyone says that. This type of Merchandise department is quite often regarded as the commercial heart of a business. Based at Head Office, a Merchandise department will make a number of commercially analytical recommendations & decisions.

A Merchandise department will:

• Produce weekly & monthly trade analysis reports to the business on key product categories including the weekly sales & stock intakes (WSSI)
• Identify supply & demand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats, as well as sales & profitability.
• Work closely with our Hong Kong office, global manufacturing & supplier partners to understand & forecast supply flow, timings, scenarios & solutions.
• Work closely with our stores, online, marketing, finance, & our UK & International sales teams to limit overstock, or understock scenarios, & in creating cost effective solutions where needed.

Basically, making sure the business commercially maximises profitability from analysing & forecasting supply & demand.

Merchandise Assistant

So as part of global multichannel Merchandise department, your role as a Merchandising Assistant is to support the team in accomplishing the above looking at:

• Data Entry
• Tracking & reporting on any discrepencies in the data & requirements, whether production, shipping, order or pricing variances as just a few exmaples.
• Communicating with various departments and production to understand any discrepencies.
• ... all making sure we have the right products, in the right place, at the right time, in the right volume, at the right amount.

This is an unbelievable opportunity for someone wanting to take that initial step into a \"business\" role. Ideal for someone who loves unearthing the mysteries of a good excel spreadsheet or two. Someone who is solutions minded, a strong communicator, and wants to learn.

We at Mamas & Papas are committed to championing people of all cultures, ethnicities and gender preferences, and in celebrating diversity in all its forms through our campaigns, recruitment and our actions. We strongly believe in the power of inclusivity to help us all move forward in life

Benefits

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
• Support for Loss and Bereavement
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• At Mamas & Papas, we're a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that's sustainable - one that's full of opportunity and hope.
• Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.

We also operate at Head Office

• Hybrid flexi office working with 2 days working from home
• Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home
• Plus, free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more.

(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)

Mamas & Papas (Head Office)

Colne Bridge Road,

Huddersfield,

West Yorkshire

HD5