Senior Merchandiser

Michael Page Business Support; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Merchandiser to optimize stock availability and improve forecasting accuracy within the FMCG sector. The successful candidate will drive change initiatives and standardize workflows in a fast-paced environment. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience in balancing demand patterns with supplier lead times.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to drive change and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Experience in managing complex change initiatives.
• Ability to balance supplier lead times and stock KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Drive change initiatives with clarity and data-led reasoning.
• Interpret sales and stock data to optimize availability.
• Standardize workflows across sites.

Job description

You will bring strong analytical capability and the resilience required to drive meaningful change, strengthening demand planning processes, improving forecasting accuracy, and elevating customer experience. You will help us to introduce structure, challenge existing ways of working and apply a solutions focused mindset to deliver disciplined execution and continuous improvement within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Client Details

This role is with a medium-sized organisation in the FMCG industry, known for its commitment to delivering high-quality products to customers in their Middleton offices. The company operates within the retail sector and fosters a results-oriented approach to achieving business goals.

Description

• Drives challenging change initiatives with confidence, clarity, and data-led reasoning.
• Maintains momentum and composure in the face of resistance or complexity.
• Interprets sales, forecast and stock data to optimise availability and minimise risk.
• Balances supplier lead times, demand patterns and stock KPIs to protect OTIF performance
• Applies disciplined, end-to-end planning across forecasting, stock, intake and fulfilment
• Standardises workflows and embeds consistent, efficient processes across sites.

Profile

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