Junior Merchandiser

Job Purpose

To provide consistent and accurate analytical support to the self-portrait Merchandising team focusing on covering all retail channels and strategic planning for self-portrait.

• Planning
  • Produce new season option plans for stores
  • Responsible for yearly, monthly, seasonal, weekly and daily budgets for the retail channels
  • Produce new season OTBs for the retail channels
  • Manage order placement with sourcing team to maintain stock levels in season and end of season
  • Work closely with Buying to optimize new season buys, optimizing buy depth and size curves
  • Support planning for end-of-season markdown, working closely with Ecom and Logistics to clear stock while optimizing revenue
• Trading
  • Produce weekly trade reports, measuring performance against plan, against last year and year-to-date
  • Continually monitor product and stores performance, taking action to maximize performance
  • Quarterly review of sales performance vs budget, re-forecasting as needed
  • Review seasonal performance, presenting results and lessons learnt to the business
  • Monitor any stock issues, identifying out of stocks and recut recommendations
  • Optimize inventory
• Retail stores and outlets
  • Partake in initial store opening planning as part of the 5-year store expansion strategy for both full price and off price
  • Conduct regular store visits both locally and regionally
  • Manage product assortment and pricing for the outlet stores
  • Work closely with Retail Managers to implement promotions, optimize visual merchandising and launch new seasons
  • Manage new season allocations, ensuring timely deliveries and cohesive assortments
• Team
  • Deputize for management as needed
  • Manage the workload and development of the Assistant Merchandiser or MAA