Michael Kors Assistant Merchandiser Footwear FTC

Michael Kors; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion brand in the City of Westminster is seeking a candidate to support their overall regional merchandising strategy. The role involves developing annual and seasonal range plans, analyzing data for reports, and managing samples for photoshoots. The ideal candidate will have strong merchandising experience, particularly in retail or wholesale, and should be proficient in Excel. This position offers a hybrid working model, providing flexibility while contributing to a dynamic team atmosphere.

Benefits

Cross-Brand Discounts

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Holiday and Vacation Allowance

Internal Mobility Across Capri Brands

Hybrid Working Model

LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program

Pension Contributions

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Private Health and Dental Coverage

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail or wholesale merchandising team is essential.
• Strong proficiency in Excel is key for reporting tasks.
• Excellent communication skills in English are required.

Responsibilities

• Support in developing annual/seasonal range plans.
• Pull data for monthly and seasonal sell-out reports.
• Manage samples and coordinate photoshoot preparations.

Skills

Retail or wholesale merchandising experience

Strong Excel skills

Verbal and written English proficiency

Critical thinking and problem-solving

Organizational skills

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Supports the overall Merchandising Team's wholesale channel. As part of the Product Centre of Excellence unit, this includes understanding the regional trends and product successes to help support the team in defining product assortments that will meet and exceed the financial strategies of the business. SUPPORT THE OVERALL REGIONAL MERCHANDISING STRATEGY

Responsibilities

• Support in developing annual/seasonal range plans based on sell-in/out
• Pull data for monthly and seasonal sell-out and produce the monthly, hindsight and post-market reports.
• Conduct seasonal competitive benchmarking from a pricing and product perspective - identifying product opportunities.
• PREPARING FOR SEASONAL MARKETS
• Manage samples from factories to showrooms, liaising with DC, logging samples, the sample split, sending samples.
• Photoshoot preparation and coordination with the EU showrooms, ensuring smooth process & organizing files
• Helping set up and maintain digital assets including the catalogue & line lists
• Maintain the style master, line sheet and imagery portal, cascading info to wholesale team
• Support the team with creating engaging training materials and comprehensive selling tools
• Manage the Merch memo with any changes in market to the product
• GENERAL MERCHANDISING TASKS
• Coordinate AD samples & image requests with marketing & other relevant ad-hoc product analysis
• Be a go-to-person for account executives for queries on product, pricing & selling information.
• DIGITAL FOCUS
• Be the point person for Merchandising and Sales on digital showroom set up, activities, testing environments, etc
• Gather and consolidate user interface feedback from Merchandising team post market to feedback to PMO and IT, supporting future interface enhancements

Qualifications

• Strong experience working in a retail or wholesale merchandising/Buying team
• Computer literate, proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) - strong Excel skills particularly key.
• Excellent verbal and written English
• Product knowledge and trend awareness
• Digital sensitivity. Ideally with experience using or setting up digital showrooms
• Hands On Approach
• Organizational and analytical skills
• Results-driven and goal-oriented person
• Critical thinking and problem-solving attitude
• Team oriented, strong relationship-building skills
• Ability to multi-task, requiring solid time management

Benefits

• Cross-Brand Discounts & Private Employee Sales - Enjoy exclusive savings across all Capri brands.
• Paid Parental Leave - Take meaningful time off to bond with your growing family.
• Generous Holiday and Vacation Allowance - Recharge with paid time off throughout the year.
• Internal Mobility Across Capri Brands - Explore new career paths within the broader Capri network.
• Hybrid Working Model - Collaborate in-office just three days a week for optimal flexibility.
• LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program - Confidential support for mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Pension Contributions - Build your future with company-backed retirement support.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay - Receive elevated financial support during life's biggest milestones.
• Private Health and Dental Coverage - Access premium care for your health and wellness.