Retail Merchandise Administrator - Temporary (up to Dec 2026)

RNLI; Poole; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Poole is seeking a Retail Merchandise Administrator to join their Retail Product Team. The role involves maximizing sales, managing purchase orders, and supporting the logistics of merchandise. Candidates should have experience in retail, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. This position offers flexible working and other competitive benefits.

Benefits

Salary dependent on experience

Flexible working

26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Outstanding pension scheme

Life assurance

Health and dental cash plan

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maximise sales across the Retail Channels.
• Manage purchase orders and stock intake.
• Assist in stock allocations and replenishment.
• Support reporting and analysis work.
• Liaise with logistics partners.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Experience in retail sector

Tools

Excel

Microsoft packages

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 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

• Salary dependent on experience
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• 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. Please apply via the button shown.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.