Trainee Assistant Merchandiser

Cotton Traders; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cotton Traders as a Trainee Assistant Merchandiser in Altrincham and kick-start your career in merchandising. This role offers an exciting opportunity to learn while managing orders, analyzing data, and collaborating with various teams. Enjoy competitive pay, hybrid working options, and exceptional employee benefits, including increased holiday entitlement and health plans.

Benefits

25 holiday days rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays

Health plans

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Good computer skills and confidence in Excel is essential.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple demands.

Responsibilities

• Raising orders and managing data input and reports.
• Investigating data inaccuracies and providing support to the Merchandiser.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Computer skills

Excel

Communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

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Client:

Cotton Traders

Location:

Altrincham, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

Trainee Assistant Merchandiser

Altrincham, WA14 5GZ

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Competitive salary plus excellent benefits

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cotton Traders team as a Trainee Assistant Merchandiser, based at our Head Offices in Altrincham, with potential for hybrid working. This is a hugely rewarding opportunity for someone looking to start their career in Merchandising.

As a Trainee Assistant Merchandiser here are some of the key tasks that you will be involved in:

• Raising orders and managing them into the business by liaising with our suppliers.
• To assist with data entry and take responsibility for data input and producing reports to enable the analysis of sales and stock data.
• Investigating data inaccuracies and problem solving where issues arise.
• Providing support to the Merchandiser where required.
• Working closely with the Buying, Technology, Marketing and Creative teams.

We are passionate about finding the right individual for our team, therefore see below for a profile of our ideal candidate.

You will have good computer skills, confidence in Excel is essential as well as excellent communication skills in written and verbal form.

Accuracy is key, you will need to pay close attention to detail and be very analytical.

You will be strong at prioritising workload with a flexible attitude to changing priorities, be able to handle multiple demands and competing priorities successfully.

We are looking for someone who is reliable with lots of initiative, able to work well within a team as well as individually.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm, self-confidence and self-motivation, as well as commitment and a willingness to learn, remaining professional at all times.

Why Cotton Traders?

Cotton Traders is a British clothing retailer established in 1987 by England Rugby legends Fran Cotton and Steve Smith. Driven by growing online and catalogue platforms, we also have 80 stores across England, Scotland and Wales and employee 800 people across the country.

Our vision and our values are what make us unique and are deeply ingrained in everything we do here at Cotton Traders. Our people are part of the fabric that makes us what we are, and when you’re as passionate about your people as we are, job satisfaction and career progression come hand in hand.

What’s in it for you?

As well as contributing to our continued success, we offer excellent benefits that help make Cotton Traders a great place to work. These include:

• 25 holiday days rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Health plans
• Employee assistance programme

If you are interested in the excellent opportunity on offer, we would love to hear more from you! Please click apply and send your CV through, along with a covering letter on why you would be a great fit for the role.