Outlet Merchandiser: Optimize Inventory & Revenue

Dr. Martens; Hampstead; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 3 days in office

Free pair of Docs

Buy as you Earn Share scheme

65% off Documents

Private healthcare

2 paid volunteer days

Job summary

Dr. Martens in Hampstead is seeking an Outlet Planner (Merchandiser) to drive commercial performance through effective inventory management, assortment planning, and trading analysis across outlet channels.

You will partner with Retail, Digital and Supply Chain teams to develop and execute outlet trading and inventory plans, including obsolescence management, ensuring stock health and brand integrity in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Strong merchandising, planning or inventory management experience within a retail environment.
• Advanced analytical and numerical capability.
• Experience managing aged, excess or end-of-life inventory.
• Strong understanding of trading, forecasting and stock optimisation principles.
• High proficiency in Excel and merchandising systems.

Responsibilities

• Own outlet channel trading performance, monitoring sales, margin and inventory productivity.
• Identify risks and opportunities through analysis of weekly and monthly trading performance.
• Recommend and implement actions to improve sales, stock productivity and profitability.
• Develop and execute the merchandising strategy for the outlet channel, ensuring alignment with broader commercial and inventory objectives.
• Define outlet assortment principles, inventory flow strategies and stock deployment across outlet locations.
• Identify opportunities to improve channel performance through assortment optimisation, promotional activity, inventory utilisation and product lifecycle management.
• Balance revenue generation, margin and inventory reduction objectives while protecting brand integrity.
• Partner with Retail, digital and Supply Chain to ensure outlet strategies are effectively implemented and deliver commercial outcomes.
• Evaluate channel performance and market trends, providing recommendations to optimise future outlet trading and inventory strategies.
• Drive stock clearance plans that maximise recovery while protecting the Dr. Martens brand.
• Work closely with the Product Planning and Allocation Managers to identify inventory risks and opportunities.
• Monitor stock health and implement actions to improve inventory productivity and stock turn.
• Ensure outlet assortments are aligned with consumer demand, inventory availability and commercial priorities.
• Monitor product mix, depth and stock flow by outlet location and trading period.
• Support seasonal planning activities and stock exit strategies to support commercial and inventory objectives.
• Work closely with the key stakeholders to recommend and manage outlet pricing and markdown activity within agreed commercial frameworks.
• Monitor the effectiveness of promotional and markdown activity.
• Adjust strategies based on performance insights to maximise sales and margin recovery.
• Forecast and maintain the obsolete WSSI
• Produce warehouse throughput forecasts to support inventory flow and capacity planning
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure outlet demand requirements are reflected in wider planning activities.

Skills

Merchandising

Inventory management

Analytical thinking

Excel

Stock optimisation

Tools

Merchandising systems

Job description

Dr. Martens in Hampstead is seeking an Outlet Planner (Merchandiser) to drive commercial performance through effective inventory management, assortment planning, and trading analysis across outlet channels.

You will partner with Retail, Digital and Supply Chain teams to develop and execute outlet trading and inventory plans, including obsolescence management, ensuring stock health and brand integrity in a fast-moving environment.