Retail Merchandise Administrator

RNLI; Poole; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Ho-lid

Life assurance

Health and dental cash plan

Job summary

RNLI in Poole is seeking a Retail Merchandise Administrator to join the Retail Product Team within Buying & Merchandising. You will help maximise sales across Retail Channels and manage Purchase Orders, intake, stock and invoicing across channels and warehouses.

You will support stock planning and replenishment, assist with reporting and analysis, and liaise with logistics partners to resolve issues. A proactive, organised team player with strong Excel skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or within the retail sector.
• Excellent knowledge of using Excel and other Microsoft packages.
• Strong communication and numeracy skills (both verbal and written).
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time-management skills.
• Ideally understanding of Retail Merchandising and PO Management.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Buying and Merchandising Team to maximise sales across the Retail Channels.
• Purchase Order Management.
• Intake, Stock and Invoicing Management across channels and warehouses.
• Assist Merchandising team with planning and execution of stock allocations and replenishment.
• Support with reporting and analysis work.
• Liaise with logistics partners to resolve issues.
• Ad hoc administrative support.

Skills

Excel

Numeracy

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.We’re looking for a Retail Merchandise Administrator to join our Retail Product Team, within the Buying & Merchandising Team. The Retail Buying and Merchandising Team supports the RNLI through raising income by selling merchandise to the general public, 100% of profit from which is passed back to the RNLI

Your role

As a Retail Merchandise Administrator, you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

• Work closely with the Buying and Merchandising Team to maximise sales across the Retail Channels.
• Purchase Order Management.
• Intake, Stock and Invoicing Management across channels and warehouses.
• Assist Merchandising team with planning and execution of stock allocations and replenishment.
• Support with reporting and analysis work.
• Liaise with logistics partners to resolve issues.
• Ad hoc administrative support.

About you

You’ll be an organised and pro-active person who works well as a team player with a positive attitude towards data analysis, reporting and sales forecasting, whilst keeping a calm approach to a busy workload. To be considered as the Retail Merchandise Admin you will need:

• Experience in a similar role or/and within the retail sector
• Excellent knowledge of using Excel and other Microsoft packages
• Strong communication and numeracy skills (both verbal and written)
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time-management skills
• Ideally a demonstrable understanding of Retail Merchandising and PO Management

Some of the benefits

• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cash plan

So, as a Retail Merchandise Administrator with a proactive ‘can do’ attitude, high attention to detail and excellent organisation skills and an interest to see how the Retail element of the RNLI supports our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you.