Senior Merchandising Administration Assistant Accessorize

Monsoon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

23 days holiday

Bonus day off after 6 months

Employer pension from 3 months

Life assurance

Flexible working

Early pay day Friday finish

Staff discount up to 50%

Season ticket loans

Westfield discount

Taste card membership

Job summary

Monsoon Accessorize in London is seeking a Senior Merchandising Administration Assistant to support the buying and merchandising teams with delivery tracking, reporting and critical path management. You will coordinate high volumes of deliveries, maintain brand and department reports, and help implement process improvements while collaborating across levels to meet tight deadlines.

The role requires strong Excel and BI skills, the ability to prioritise a busy workload, and proactive

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a Merchandising Administration role, ideally in fashion retail
• Proven experience managing and allocating deliveries
• Proven experience working with a large number of SKUs
• Experience working with suppliers, problem solving and solutions focused
• Excellent time management with ability to prioritise workload and maintain accuracy

Responsibilities

• Communicates daily with the team, ensuring the critical path is managed effectively
• Ensures all departmental, brand analysis and wider reports are accurately maintained and circulated weekly
• Monitors and analyses deliveries to ensure business needs are met
• Monitors, chases and amends orders to maintain the delivery schedule
• Provides additional administrative support to the merchandising team when requested
• Maintains awareness of current brand issues and proposes creative solutions
• Managing and allocating high number of deliveries
• Taking lead of the MAAs to ensure allocations are completed on time
• Leading the way to improve and implement processes

Skills

Merchandising admin

Deliveries management

SKU handling

Supplier liaison

Time management

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

What will you do as a Senior Merchandising Administration Assistant?

• Communicates daily with the team, ensuring that the critical path is managed effectively.
• Ensures all departmental, brand analysis and wider reports are accurately maintained (using excel and business objects), produced and circulated on a weekly basis.
• Monitors and analyses deliveries to ensure that the needs of the business are continually being met.
• Monitors, chases and amends orders to ensure the delivery schedule is accurately maintained.
• Provides additional administrative support to the merchandising team when requested.
• Maintains an awareness of current issues within brand and the impact that these have on the team, coming up with creative solutions when needed.
• Managing and allocating high number of deliveries
• Taking lead of the MAAs to ensure all allocations are completed on time
• Leading the way to improve and implement processes

What you will need to succeed as a Senior Merchandising Administration Assistant?

• Prior working experience in a Merchandising Administration Assistant role, ideally in fashion retail
• Proven experience managing and allocating deliveries
• Proven experience working with a large number of SKUs
• Experience working with suppliers, have the ability to problem solve and focus on solutions
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to priorities own workload with proven administrative ability
• Strong communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• A self motivator who is enthusiastic and keen to progress and develop
• Active team player who constantly contributes and supports other members
• Excellent PC skills with an emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident and articulate communicator with the ability to build strong relationships
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and work under pressure
• Able to support and lead junior members of the team

What will we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary
• 23days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, Taste card membership etc

At Monsoon Accessorize we don't focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request discuss any specific requirements.