Trading Assistant Merchandiser

JD GROUP; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

JD GROUP is seeking a Trading Assistant Merchandiser to join the Merchandising team at the Bury Head Office. The role supports the department by optimizing trade performance to maximise sales and profit and offers a clear path for progression in merchandising.

You will review weekly trade performance, assist in event planning, and help deliver market insights across stores to drive commercial results.

Qualifications

• Experience within a similar role is advantageous.
• Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous.
• Highly numerate and strong commercial focus.
• Computer literate and ability to learn new systems.
• Highly organised, good prioritisation and time management skills, self-motivated and a proactive worker.

Responsibilities

• Review weekly trade performance providing key messages to Merchandiser.
• Identify areas of focus and compile an action plan considering top/ key stores, new/refit stores, over/under performing stores, intensive care stores, seasonality, trading events.
• Support Merchandiser in preparation for key event planning, ensuring all store attributes are aligned with performance expectations and liaise with Retail to collate pre-pack data.
• Compile and analyse market lessons learnt from major trading events.
• Analyse previous quarter performance at store/product level and outline key messages to Merchandiser.
• Review retail feedback across markets, check relevance and distribute to department.
• Attend retail conference calls and complete minutes; attend store visits and create an action plan to improve sales performance.

Skills

Numerate

Commercial focus

Organised

Time management

Self-motivated

Proactive

Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Trading Assistant Merchandiser

Responsible to: Merchandiser

Department: Merchandising - JD

Location:

Role Overview: Bury Head Office

A key member of the Trading Merchandising team, the Trading Assistant Merchandiser supports the department by optimising trade performance to maximise sales and profit. This role offers a great opportunity to develop your career in merchandising as part of a dedicated team.

Current/Future 75/25

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Review weekly trade performance providing key messages to Merchandiser
• Identify areas of focus & compile action plan considering:
  • Top/Key stores
  • New / Re-fit Stores
  • Over / Under Performing Stores
  • Intensive Care Stores
  • Seasonality
  • Trading events
• Support Merchandiser in preparation for all key event planning, ensuring all store attributes are aligned with performance expectations
  • Liaise with Retail and collate pre-pack data
• Compile & analyse market lessons learnt from all major trading events
• Analyse previous quarter performance at store/product level outlining key messages to Merchandiser
• Review retail feedback across markets, checking relevance & distributing to department to complete
• Attend retail conference calls and complete minutes
• Attend store visits. Create and execute an action plan to improve sales performance
• Manage store stock builds, communicating key messages that ensures stores receive seasonally relevant product and have a market relevant brand mix
• Produce & deliver store closure plans
• Analyse performance of trade impacts & store optimisations highlighting key trends to Merchandiser
• Investigate and answer ad hoc retail requests.

Behavioural

• Delivering Excellence: Working at a consistently high standard & with enthusiasm
• You work to deliver a high-quality service to meet personal and team expectations
• Responsibility (delivers results): Take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver. Take responsibility for your own actions & decisions
• Teamwork: You work with others to reach a common goal; sharing information and supporting colleagues
• Leadership: You lead by example through your behaviours and professional approach to work, inspiring your colleagues and driving for results.
• Communication: You communicate clearly and concisely, ensuring that the message is understood by all

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed

• Experience within a similar role is advantageous
• Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous
• Highly numerate and strong commercial focus
• Computer literate and ability to learn new systems
• Highly organised, good prioritisation and time management skillsSelf-motivated and a proactive worker
• Curious with a continuous learning mindset