Senior Merchandiser

Zachary Daniels; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is partnering with a well-known multi-brand retailer to recruit an experienced Senior Merchandiser in Manchester. You will own trading performance and strategy for your area, working closely with the Head of Merchandising, Buying and the commercial teams to drive sales, profitability and stock efficiency.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on role offering real ownership and the opportunity to shape what comes next.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Merchandiser or Senior Merchandiser from a fashion background.
• Commercially sharp, analytical thinker who can translate data into trading decisions.
• Resilient and adaptable to operate at pace through change.
• Natural leader capable of influencing senior stakeholders and developing juniors.
• Motivated to shape and improve processes, not just maintain them.
• Strong systems skills with experience of merchandise planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the sales, stock and intake strategy for your categories.
• Lead weekly and seasonal trade analysis, identifying risk and opportunity and taking decisive action.
• Partner with Buying to shape range architecture, OTB and future range planning.
• Manage markdown, promotional and clearance strategy to protect margin and maximise sell-through.
• Coach and develop an Assistant Merchandiser/Merchandiser within your team.
• Build cross-functional relationships across Buying, Planning, Supply Chain and Retail.
• Present clear, confident trade updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Play an active role in wider transformation initiatives and bring fresh thinking to established processes.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influencing

People development

Job description

About the Role:

We're partnering with a well-known, multi-brand retailer with genuine heritage to find an experienced Senior Merchandiser to join the team.

This business is on a real transformation journey - performance is strong and the momentum is only building, backed by excellent new leadership and a supportive, ambitious team. It's a rare opportunity to join a well-established, much-loved brand at exactly the right moment: established enough to offer real stability and resource, but changing fast enough that a Senior Merchandiser joining now will have genuine ownership and the chance to shape what comes next.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on environment. We're looking for someone who wants to come in, get stuck in, and make a visible impact - not just maintain the status quo.

The Role:

As Senior Merchandiser, you'll take ownership of the trading performance and strategy for your area, working closely with the Head of Merchandising, Buying and wider commercial teams to drive sales, profitability and stock efficiency across the brand(s) you manage. Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning the sales, stock and intake strategy for your categories, ensuring plans are commercially robust and aligned to business targets


• Leading weekly and seasonal trade analysis, identifying risk and opportunity, and driving decisive action


• Partnering closely with Buying to shape range architecture, OTB and future range planning


• Managing markdown, promotional and clearance strategy to protect margin while maximising sell-through


• Coaching and developing an Assistant Merchandiser/Merchandiser within your team


• Building strong cross-functional relationships across Buying, Planning, Supply Chain and Retail


• Presenting clear, confident trade updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders


• Playing an active role in wider transformation initiatives, bringing fresh thinking to established ways of working

About You:

• Proven experience as a Merchandiser or Senior Merchandiser from a fashion background.


• A commercially sharp, analytical thinker who can translate data into clear, confident trading decisions


• Comfortable operating at pace, with the resilience and adaptability to work through a period of change


• A natural leader - able to influence senior stakeholders and develop junior team members


• Excited by the opportunity to genuinely shape and improve processes, not just work within them


• Strong systems skills, with experience of merchandise planning tools

What's On Offer:

• The chance to join a well-known, established retailer at a genuinely exciting point in its transformation


• Excellent new leadership and collaborative team culture


• Real ownership and the opportunity to make a visible, lasting impact


• Strong potential for growth and progression as the business evolves