Assistant Merchandiser

Life Style Sports; Dublin; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Style Sports in Dublin is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser to join a fast-paced, rewarding team. You will support forecasting and stock planning while coordinating with Brand Partners and the warehouse to ensure accurate OTB for your areas.

You will have an eye for detail, bring new ideas to the buying and merchandising process, and help drive data-driven decisions in a dynamic fashion retail environment.

Qualifications

• Strong numeric, data-driven mindset with ability to interpret sales data and trends.
• Excellent communication skills to build relationships across teams and with brand partners.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (D365, SAP, Oracle) and BI tools for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Forecast sales and margins in collaboration with the Senior Merchandiser.
• Assist in planning stock and assigning OTB for your areas.
• Manage stock intake and liaise with Brand Partners and Warehouse.
• Ensure data integrity and produce reports to support decisions.

Skills

Strong numeric

Data analysis

Communication

Organization

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Life Style Sports, we’re redefining what it means to be a sports retailer.

Proudly Irish-owned and Ireland’s leading sports destination, we empower the Stylised Athlete through unforgettable customer experiences and the world’s best performance and sport style brands. From our Brand Centre in the heart of Dublin to our carbon-neutral warehouse, everything we do is designed to make a real impact.

With 37 stores nationwide, a well-established eCommerce platform, and a passionate team of over 500 people, we bring the best of the world’s leading sports brands to our customers every day. In 2025, we took this even further by joining forces with Castore, a premium performance sportswear brand, as a key partner; strengthening our offer and reinforcing our commitment to innovation, quality, and performance.

Guided by our Brand Values of Social, Inspirational, and Fearless, we’re creating more than a sports retail business, we’re building a community. One that connects deeply with our customers and champions a vibrant, inclusive workplace culture where our teams can truly thrive.

At Life Style Sports, we set our teams up for success through structured training and a supportive onboarding experience. We’re committed to supporting the growth and development of every member of our store teams.

We’re proud to be recognised on the Sunday Independent’s Best Employers list since 2021. This recognition reflects our commitment to breaking barriers and challenging the status quo.

Are you ready to push boundaries, embrace new challenges, and help shape the future of sports retail?

Role Summary:

The role of Life Style Sports Assistant Merchandiser is an excellent opportunity for an energetic individual to join a focused team in a fast paced and rewarding environment.

As the Assistant Merchandiser, you will be providing support to your Senior Merchandiser in the forecasting of sales and assigning of OTB for your areas. Other key responsibilities for the Assistant Merchandiser are managing intake of stock into the business, liaising with our Brand partners and our warehouse, ensuring data integrity, performing analysis, and recommending actions.

You will have an eye for detail and bring new ideas to the buying and merchandising process.

Role Responsibilities:

• Planning & Forecasting:
• Working with your Senior Merchandiser to support in forecasting Sales & Margin for your areas
• Recommending future Seasons OTB based on sales forecasts
• Monitoring ongoing stock position and proposing corrections

Stock Management:

• Managing intake for your category:
• Updating availability from brands for weekly call offs into the business
• Tracking deliveries once stock is on its way into the business
• Working with our Brand Partners such as Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and Asics to ensure that our Order Books are aligned
• Liaising with the warehouse daily:
• Following up on delivery queries and resolving any issues
• Managing weekly communication documents between Brand Centre (HQ) and the Warehouse
• Overseeing ordering of Continuity lines for your areas
• Analysing and reporting on key trends

Data Integrity, Reporting & Analysis:

• Working with suppliers to ensure product details are correct – barcodes, customs information etc.
• Sense checking all lines have the correct information – pricing, labelling, margins, etc. and communicating any changes to the Buying team
• Production and review of business documentation, reports, and presentations
• Reviewing sales data and recommending appropriate actions
• Analysis of product size ratios to maximise future buys
• Resolving Invoicing queries with the Finance Dept
• Working on future IT integrations

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a Fashion or Sports Retail Omni-Channel Environment
• Proficient in the use of excel
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., D365, SAP, Oracle) BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Business Objects) and Microsoft Office
• Strong numeric, data/analytical, and organisational skills

About you:

• Great communicator, with the ability to build strong relationships across the brand
• Outstanding ability to think creatively to identify and resolve challenges
• Ability to work cross functionally across several teams, both internal and external in order to deliver results
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to understand implications on the business of decisions taken
• Strong analytical and reporting skills and attention to detail
• Highly organized, can work to tight deadlines and under time pressure