Senior Merchandiser

The Foschini Group / TFG London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous staff discount

Up to 28 days holiday

Financial & Wellbeing support

Enhanced Maternity package

Virtual GP 24/7

Job summary

TFG London, Hobbs Brand, is seeking a Senior Merchandiser on a permanent contract to manage merchandising across Hobbs. You will trade the range with Buying to maximise profit, with a strong emphasis on planning, forecasting, stock management, OTB and performance reporting.

The role includes coaching and line managing a team, driving margin and reducing stock risk, and collaborating with Design, central teams and DC to optimise the product mix and stock availability.

Qualifications

• Excellent numeric and analytical skills.
• Can-do attitude and strong delivery focus.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to build relationships across central teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of multiple departments to deliver planned sales, margin and stock targets.
• Plan allocations and stock packages, liaise with DC and merchandising team to manage risks and opportunities.
• Manage development of the range with Buying and Design in line with OTB and intake margin.
• Lead lessons learnt to inform short- and long-term strategies and decisions.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Numerical excellence

Organisational skills

Collaborative

Job description

Every exceptional customer moment starts with our people

At TFG London, we believe that it’s our team who bring our house of brands to life. All our colleagues across Hobbs, Phase Eight, Whistles, and Inside Story play a vital role in our success story and that story is only getting more exciting!

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Merchandiser to join us on a permanent contract covering all aspects of Merchandising for our Hobbs Brand.

As our Senior Merchandiser you will partner with our Buying team to trade the range commercially to maximise profit and minimise markdown. Working at pace with a strong bias towards action and delivery is key in this role; you will focus on planning and forecasting for the department including stock management, OTB and reporting on category performance.

What you'll do:

• Taking ownership of multiple departments to deliver planned sales, margin, markdown and terminal stock targets on your department through effective planning and in season trading
• Planning allocations and stock packages for stores, liaising with the DC and wider merchandising team to identify category risks and opportunities, recommending activity to increase sales and profit and decrease stock risk
• Managing the development of the range in partnership with Buying and Design and in line with option plan, department OTB, planned ASP and intake margin
• Conducting full lessons learnt and using this to develop short- and long-term strategies, decision making both in season and for the future
• Working collaboratively across all Central Teams (Head Office) departments

This role will see you coach and line manage a team; celebrating their successes and assisting in their ongoing development. As a Senior Merchandiser we will need you to drive our sales margin and mitigate stock risk by monitoring and reacting to trading patterns ensuring our Hobbs customer can find the best product mix in the right place, at the right time. Excellent numeracy and analytical skills is a key focus in this role.

Who you'll be

• Excellent numeric and analytical skills and good decision making
• Motivated by a challenging brief with a can-do attitude
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills & the ability to meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
• Builds great relationships with colleagues across all central teams

What’s in it for you

It's not just what you can do for us. We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go. Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Generous colleague discount up to 70%
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7

About Us

Hobbs London is a luxury women’s fashion brand, showcasing timeless British style and expert craftsmanship. Over the decades, Hobbs has evolved from a small shoe label into a womenswear brand synonymous with the best of British design. Drawing on a rich heritage yet always looking forward, our collections are designed to answer the needs of the life-loving modern woman.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment:

At TFG London, we're proud to be a Disability Confident and Ban the Box employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives.We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.