Wholesale Merchandiser

IN THE STYLE; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays + 2 K/

Job summary

In The Style, a leading online womenswear retailer, seeks a Wholesale Merchandiser based in Manchester to join the Wholesale team. The role focuses on managing key accounts, range planning, and coordinating delivery logistics with internal teams and partners. A proven wholesale background and strong Excel skills are essential.

The position involves leading a small team, driving profitable stock management, and ensuring timely dispatches for UK and overseas customers.

Qualifications

• Proven wholesale/merchandiser experience.
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Responsibilities

• Be the merchandising point of contact for key accounts (ASOS, Very, Matalan).
• Manage range plans across accounts and critical path from order to delivery.
• Coordinate deliveries and logistics with Account Managers and warehouses.
• Ensure compliance & packaging requirements with customers and suppliers.
• Lead and develop Assistant Merchandiser and Trainee Merchandisers.
• Provide weekly trade updates and forecast during selling season.
• Analyse trade for customers and present end-of-season selling analysis.
• Support achieving monthly targets with delivery schedules.

Skills

Positive can-do attitude

Motivated, resourceful, problem solve

Highly organised multi-tasking

Excellent communication skills

Commercial understanding

Workload prioritisation

Microsoft Office

Excel skills

Team leadership

Experience with concession/marketplace

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Job description

In The Style is a leading pure-play online women's fashion retailer. We're all about championing female empowerment, body confidence and real beauty.

Through our collaborator model and in-house garment design, we create unique collections for all occasions. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Wholesale Merchandiser to join our Wholesale team.

This role is based in Manchester with a requirement to be in the office regularly.

Main Responsibilities include:

• Merchandising point of contact for key accounts such as ASOS, Very & Matalan.
• Management of range plans across key accounts & of the critical path from order placement through to delivery to the customer.
• Working closely with Account Managers arranging all delivery details of potential orders.
• Manage compliance & packaging requirements from customers with suppliers through to the processing of the goods with warehouse.
• Managing a team of Assistant Merchandiser and Trainee Merchandisers to aid development and ensuring we have a positive working environment.
• Updating wholesale partners with a critical path on intake & highlighting any potential risks.
• Support in weekly calls with partners on critical path & customer queries with Account Manager.
• Coordination of dispatches to customers in the UK and overseas.
• Internal liaison with Logistics and warehouse functions.
• Managing the process of re-orders and stock-orders.
• Liaising with suppliers and customers on a daily basis.
• Overseeing bookings & order confirmations on customer portals.
• Oversee the completion of buys with sales team & work through unconfirmed buys with the wider team efficiently.
• Trade analysis of customer sales with the Account Manager.
• Complete weekly trade updates across intake, despatch & commitment.
• Provide end of season selling analysis to present information back to the business & partners in conjunction with the sales team.
• Support team to ensure monthly targets are achieved, with regular reviews of delivery schedules & a forward view of upcoming trade months.
• Support Account Manager with forecasting during selling season to ensure enough stock is booked to reach the target and any in season trading opportunities are maximised.
• Continually review improved ways of working for the department.
• Optimise profit and reduce costs and risk to business.
• Work with the team to solve any day to day challenges, including stepping to get deliveries confirmed where partners push back on intakes.
• Manage day to day queries/problems that arise within the department.
• Liaising with other areas of the business i.e. Finance, Garment Tech, Design & Buying, Warehouse, Retail department, Marketing & Creative.

Requirements:

• Positive can-do attitude.
• Motivated, resourceful and able to problem solve & make commercial decisions.
• Highly organised, confident multi-tasker with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrate good commercial understanding.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise when required.
• Previous Wholesale & Merchandiser experience.
• First-hand experience of working within a Key Account structure.
• Proficiency across the entire Microsoft Office suite.
• Good management skills.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Team player who is responsible and reliable.
• Experience working with concession and marketplace models is desirable.

What you'll get in return

• Salary up to 35,000 per annum (DOE)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays + 2 Kind days
• Pension