Wholesale Merchandiser

In The Style; Swinton; On-site; GBP 31,500 - 38,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £35,000 per annum

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays + 2 Kind days

Pension

Job summary

A leading online women's fashion retailer is seeking a Wholesale Merchandiser in Manchester. This position involves managing key account relationships, overseeing range plans, and coordinating with suppliers and logistics. The ideal candidate should have prior wholesale experience, excel in communication and administration, and demonstrate a proactive attitude. The role offers a competitive salary up to £35,000 annually, along with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Previous Wholesale & Merchandiser experience is required.
• First-hand experience of working within a Key Account structure.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Act as merchandising point of contact for key accounts.
• Manage range plans and the critical path from order to delivery.
• Coordinate dispatches and internal liaison with logistics.
• Provide end of season selling analysis.

Skills

Positive can-do attitude

Motivated and resourceful

Excellent communication skills

Strong Excel skills

Good management skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

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

• 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