Temporary Merchandising Assistant

Love Success; West End; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Love Success is seeking a Temporary Merchandising Assistant to join the Buying & Merchandising Team at the West End store. This role offers hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-profile retail environment and requires strong Excel skills and commercial acumen.

You will forecast sales, raise and track purchase orders, expedite deliveries, and optimise stock allocation while liaising with suppliers to improve OTIF performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandising or analytical retail position.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, data analysis).
• Commercial mindset and ability to hit deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce data-driven sales forecasts to support trading decisions.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, tracking progress end-to-end.
• Proactively expedite deliveries and maintain product availability.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and drive OTIF performance.
• Identify delivery issues early and implement solutions quickly.
• Manage and analyse Supplier Compliance Charges.
• Generate insights from data to support performance improvements.
• Maintain system parameters to ensure optimal stock allocation.

Skills

Excel pivot tables

Data analysis

Communication

Analytical mindset

Prioritization

Job description

Temporary Merchandising Assistant

Location: West End
Rate: £15 per hour + Holiday Pay
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5:30pm
Working Model: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
Dates Required: Must be available for all the below dates

• 30th Nov 2026 - 18th Dec 2026
• 4th Jan 2027 - 8th Jan 2027

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Buying & Merchandising Team within one of the world's most prestigious department stores. If you're looking to build hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-profile environment, this role offers an exceptional platform to develop your commercial and analytical skill set.

What You'll Be Doing

• Produce data-driven sales forecasts to support trading decisions
• Raise and manage purchase orders, tracking progress end-to-end
• Proactively expedite deliveries and maintain product availability
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and drive OTIF performance
• Identify delivery issues early and implement solutions quickly
• Manage and analyse Supplier Compliance Charges
• Generate insights from data to support performance improvements
• Maintain system parameters to ensure optimal stock allocation

Who You Are

• Highly proficient in Excel (pivot tables, reporting, data analysis)
• A strong communicator, confident working across multiple teams
• Naturally analytical with a commercial mindset
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused
• Comfortable managing priorities in a fast-paced setting

This role is suited to candidates who have previous experience in merchandising or a similar analytical retail position, with strong Excel skills and the ability to hit the ground running.