Assistant Merchandiser - Beauty

Internal use only
- Grade H

We’rethe team behind digital retailer

Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! Ifyou’rehigh-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return,you’llenjoy heaps of flexibility, greatperksand benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference,you’lllove making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

You’llbe joining the Merchandising team who look to provide the customer with the right product at the right time. Working closely with the Buying team to build assortment strategies and focusing on ensuring the best possible range for our customers. Looking at internal data, history and competitor performance whilst managing brand and supplier relationships.

We'relooking fora commercially minded and highly analytical

Assistant Merchandiser to join ourfast-growing

Beauty team.

The role is until May 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-evolving areas of the business, working with some of the world's biggest beauty brands including

Estée Lauder,Shark, Dyson,Marc Jacobsand many more.

With a newdivisionalstrategy, ambitious growthplansand a focus on further elevating our customer proposition, there has never been a more exciting time to join the team.

As Assistant Merchandiser,you'llwork closely with the Merchandiser and Buying team to help shape the future of our Beauty proposition.

You'llplay a key role in planning,trading and stock management, ensuring we deliver the right products, at the right time, to delight our customers and maximise commercial performance.

• Supporting range and assortment planning, includingforecastingandmaintainingrange plans
• Delivering weekly,monthly and seasonal trading analysis,identifying opportunities,risksand actionable recommendations
• Managing in-season stock,intakeand order books, ensuring availability is maximised across a portfolio of global Beauty brands
• Monitoringproductperformance,availability and sell-through performance,identifying actions to drive sales and improve customer experience
• Working with Buying and brand partners to support new launches, exclusive productopportunitiesand key trading events throughout the year.
• Analysing customer trends, marketdynamicsandcompetitor activity to influence commercial decision making and category strategies
• Building strong relationships across
  
  Buying, Operations and Supplierpartnersto deliver against ambitious growth plans

We'relooking for someone who can combine strong analytical capability with excellent commercial awareness.

You'llideally have:

• Previous experience in a Merchandising, Assistant Merchandiser or Merchandise Admin role within
  
  Fashionor Beauty retail.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret large data sets.
• Experience of forecasting, stockmanagementand trading analysis.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with planning and reporting tools.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Linked In learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch…