Senior Merchandiser

MacGregor Black; Chester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black is partnering with a high-growth womenswear fashion brand near Chester to hire a Senior Merchandiser. This full-time, office-based role covers merchandise planning, Open-to-Buy, and performance across ranges, using sales data and trends to shape seasonal collections and optimize margin and stock.

You will collaborate with Design, Product Development and Sourcing, lead weekly merchandising reporting, and help define longer-term strategies while mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of merchandising experience in fashion.
• Strong experience in fast-paced retail/ecommerce environments.
• Proven track record of managing seasonal range plans, forecasting, OTB and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver seasonal merchandise and range plans aligned with brand and commercial objectives.
• Collaborate with Design, Product Development and Sourcing to build cohesive, commercially successful collections.
• Use historical sales, market insights and customer trends to inform future range planning.
• Forecast seasonal sales and manage Open-to-Buy budgets across assigned categories.
• Own margin performance and work with Product Development and Sourcing to manage intake margin.
• Monitor stock, inventory levels and category performance to maintain optimal product mix.
• Identify assortment gaps and opportunities across existing and international markets.
• Develop markdown, replenishment and stock management strategies.
• Produce weekly reporting on sales, inventory and merchandising KPIs.
• Analyze trading performance and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Provide commercial insight before range planning with preferred categories and changing consumer preferences.
• Support longer-term merchandising strategies using available data.
• Assist with seasonal critical path and product-review feedback.
• Collaborate with Ecommerce and Marketing to communicate priorities and opportunities.
• Gather product and customer feedback to inform future actions.

Skills

Merchandising

Forecasting

OTB

Data analysis

Commercial awareness

Job description

Are you an experienced fashion Merchandiser with a strong understanding of range planning, forecasting and commercial performance?

Can you combine product instinct with data-led decision making to optimise sales, margin and inventory across a fast-moving womenswear business?

Do you thrive in entrepreneurial environments where you can work closely with Product, Design and Sourcing to shape collections and identify new opportunities for growth?

MacGregor Black is currently partnering with a high-growth womenswear fashion brand on the search for a Senior Merchandiser, based near Chester.

This is a full-time, office-based position within an ambitious and rapidly expanding ecommerce business.

Working closely with the Director of Product and wider Product, Design and Sourcing teams, you will take ownership of merchandise planning and commercial performance across the range. You will use sales data, customer insight and market trends to shape seasonal collections, manage OTB and inventory, optimise margin and ensure the right product reaches the market at the right time and at the right price.

This is an opportunity to play a key role within a growing product function, influencing both seasonal trading decisions and the longer-term merchandising strategy of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver seasonal merchandise and range plans aligned with wider brand and commercial objectives.
• Partner closely with Design, Product Development and Sourcing to build cohesive, commercially successful collections.
• Use historical sales performance, market insight, competitor activity and customer trends to inform future range planning.
• Forecast seasonal sales and manage Open-to-Buy budgets across assigned categories.
• Take ownership of achieved margin, working closely with Product Development and Sourcing to manage intake margin.
• Monitor sell-through, stock cover, inventory levels and category performance to maintain the optimum product mix.
• Identify assortment gaps, emerging opportunities and areas for category growth across both existing and international markets.
• Develop and execute markdown, replenishment and stock management strategies.
• Produce weekly reporting across product sales, inventory, stock cover and key merchandising KPIs.
• Analyse trading performance and translate data into clear recommendations for future seasons.
• Provide commercial insight ahead of seasonal range planning, including best-performing categories, products and changing consumer preferences.
• Support the development of longer-term merchandising and category strategies using available commercial and customer data.
• Work alongside Sourcing to resolve production challenges and manage the commercial impact of delays.
• Support the seasonal critical path, ensuring key product and range milestones are achieved.
• Participate in product reviews throughout the sampling process, providing commercial feedback where required.
• Partner with Ecommerce and Marketing teams to communicate product priorities, performance and key commercial opportunities.
• Collate product and customer feedback from Ecommerce and Customer Services, working with the Director of Product and wider teams to inform future actions.
• Support and mentor junior members of the merchandising team where required.
• Promote strong commercial awareness, accountability and collaboration across the wider Product function.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years’ merchandising experience within the fashion industry.
• Strong experience within a fast-paced retail and/or ecommerce environment.
• Demonstrable experience managing seasonal range plans, forecasting, OTB and inventory.
• Proven track record of improving sales, margin and category profitability.
• Strong analytical and numerical capability with the ability to turn data into clear commercial actions.
• Excellent understanding of product, fashion trends, brand positioning and consumer behaviour.
• Experience building commercially balanced product assortments across multiple categories.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Product, Design, Sourcing, Ecommerce and Marketing teams.
• Highly commercial, organised and comfortable operating within a fast-growth, entrepreneurial environment.

For more information, please contact Tom Honeyman.