Senior Assistant Merchandiser – Full Time – Chigwell

Catering; Loughton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering is seeking a Senior Assistant Merchandiser – Womenswear in Essex. Hybrid role with a salary of £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience.

You will own projects, forecast trade, and work closely with Buying, Ecommerce and Retail to drive profitable stock and growth. The ideal candidate has 2-3+ years in an Assistant Merchandiser role and a strong commercial acumen.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years’ experience at Assistant Merchandiser level.
• Ability to own projects and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Own your own area or projects and take responsibility for its performance.
• Update and forecast WSSI and category cards, keeping plans accurate.
• Support weekly trading, analyse performance and spot risks and opportunities.
• Possibly manage a key marketplace area or small store portfolio.
• Pick up projects and run with them from start to finish.
• Collaborate with Buying, Ecommerce, Retail and other teams to drive performance.
• Support launches into new product areas and pop-up locations.
• Use data and commercial insight to make recommendations and solve problems.
• Take on increasing responsibility as experience grows.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Analytical skills

Excel proficient

Ownership

Proactive attitude

Curiosity

Tools

WSSI

Forecasting tools

Job description

Senior Assistant Merchandiser – Womenswear

£35,000-£40,000 DOE | Essex | Hybrid

Ready for your next merchandising step?

If you’re an Assistant Merchandiser with 2-3+ years’ experience who’s ready to stop just supporting and start owning, this could be a great next move.

We’re working with a fast-moving, agile fashion business that’s growing, evolving and constantly looking for new opportunities. They’re looking for someone commercially sharp, naturally curious and keen to take on more responsibility – with a clear ambition to progress towards Junior Merchandiser level.

This isn’t a role where you’ll be waiting around for someone to tell you what to do. You’ll have the opportunity to pick up projects and really make them your own.

What will you be doing?

You’ll work closely with the wider merchandising team to keep the business trading brilliantly, making sure the right stock is in the right place at the right time.

Your role will include:

• Owning your own area or projects and taking responsibility for its performance.
• Updating and forecasting WSSI and category cards, keeping plans accurate and commercially relevant.
• Supporting weekly trading, analysing performance and spotting risks and opportunities.
• Potentially looking after a key marketplace area or small store portfolio.
• Picking up projects and running with them from start to finish.
• Working closely with Buying, Ecommerce, Retail and other teams to drive performance.
• Supporting launches into new product areas and exciting pop-up locations.
• Using data and commercial insight to make recommendations and solve problems.
• Taking on increasing responsibility as your experience and confidence grows.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who’s ready to take that next step.

You’ll ideally have 2-3+ years’ experience at Assistant Merchandiser level and be confident enough to run your own area, while still being hungry to learn and develop.

You’ll also have:

• A strong commercial eye – you naturally want to know why something is selling or not selling.
• Good numerical and analytical skills, with confidence working with WSSI, forecasting and trading data.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• A problem-solving mindset and, importantly, plenty of common sense!
• The confidence to take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do.
• A proactive, can-do attitude and the ability to pick up a project and run with it.
• Curiosity and a genuine desire to learn more and take on greater responsibility.
• The ambition to progress towards Merchandiser/JM level.

Why join?

This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Merchandiser who wants more exposure, more ownership and more opportunity to progress.

The business is agile, so things move quickly. You’ll have exposure to trading, new product areas, marketplaces, retail and exciting pop-up locations – meaning no two weeks are necessarily the same.

If you’re someone who wants to learn, get stuck in, make decisions and build towards your first Junior Merchandiser role, this could be exactly the next step you’ve been looking for.

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Salary: £35000 – £40000/annum Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Loughton, Essex