Trading Merchandising Assistant: Drive Store Performance

JD GROUP; Bury St Edmunds; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Numerate

Commercial focus

Organised

Time management

Self-motivated

Proactive

Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Outils

Computer literacy

Description du poste

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.