Merchandise Assistant; Beauty

Beauty at Next has become one of the most trusted beauty destinations online, having launched in 2018 on , Britain’s number one online clothing and footwear retailer. So much so that we’re expanding into selected Next stores across the UK. Offering over 200 luxury beauty brands product ranges covering cosmetics, home fragrance, electricals, and beauty accessories are all carefully curated by a team of beauty experts for over 8 million customers.

Our mission is to continue to evolve our beauty portfolio to become the number one beauty destination that’s both successful and sustainable.

The Merchandise Assistant plays a vital support role in the Merchandising team, ensuring the right products are in the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantities. This role is primarily responsible for managing stock into the business as well as supporting the wider Merchandising & Buying teams to maximise stock availability and drive sales and profitability.

• Product and Range Management
• Accountable for managing stock into the business across replenishment & NPD orders, ensuring the delivery & newness trackers are kept up to date and liaising with suppliers to ensure stock is delivered on time.
• Maintains a full understanding of the end-to-end process of stock delivery from stock booking to live stock status and working closely with supply chain and the warehouse to resolve any delivery issues in a timely manner.
• Ensures pre and post delivery tracker is regularly reviewed and any issues resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensures purchase orders are raised and approved and items approved in a timely manner to ensure the critical path is maintained.
• Uses insight from sales planning and availability reporting to dynamically manage stock on-hand and incoming inventory.

• Identify trends and review sales performance for your department categories. assisting in identifying potential demand spikes, supply risks or stock constraints early on to mitigate sales loss.
• Build relationships with suppliers, serving as the go-to person for any queries around stock intake
• Maintains a professional approach to the role and to internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel
• Strong team ethos – working together and building excellent relationships with your team along with all other key partnerships.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
• An awareness of Premium Beauty Brands and direct competitors to Beauty at Next
• An organised individual and the ability to manage their own time effectively.
• Retail/store experience would be beneficial.
• A background, interest, or experience of FMCG would be a plus.
• 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap and Victoria's Secret products (when purchased through NEXT)
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
• Company performance based bonus
• Early VIP access to sale stock via Direct to Desk
• Life assurance
• Annual Travel Card Loan
• Fantastic L&D opportunities
• Flexi-Hour Scheme
• Direct to Work
  - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks
  - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub
  - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email  (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on  and leave a voicemail.