Assistant Merchandiser - Doe

Location:

Manchester

Type:
Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job

An in-house streetwear brand is looking for a Assistant Merchandiser with relevant industry experience, to actively manage stock performance across assigned categories, contributing to trading decisions, stock efficiency, and delivery of sales and margin targets across retail and digital channels.

• Monitor daily and weekly sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities
• Lead or co-lead weekly trade reviews, presenting category performance and key actions
• Provide clear, data-led recommendations on trading actions (e. g. markdowns, rebuys, stock movement)
• Support delivery of sales and margin targets through effective trading decisions
• Own and actively trade the stock file, including allocations, replenishment, and optimisation
• Monitor stock health (availability, fragmentation, slow sellers, stock-outs)
• Analyse size and product performance to drive availability and reduce risk
• Grade stock using A/B/C classification based on rate of sale and seasonal relevance
• Recommend and execute stock actions to improve sell-through
• Monitor stock cover against targets and flag where cover is short or long
• Own and maintain WSSI (Weekly Sales, Stock & Intake) for assigned areas
• Contribute to forecasting and reforecasting decisions based on current performance
• Analyse historical and current data to support range and stock planning
• Own and actively manage stock performance across web and retail channels
• Ensure stock is optimised for key trading periods and seasonal peaks
• Partner with ecommerce and retail teams to maximise product visibility and sell-through
• Support delivery of revenue and margin targets through effective stock management
• Support stock moves between channels based on where stock is most likely to sell
• Manage purchase orders and track intake delivery
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely stock flow
• Support intake planning in line with trading requirements
• Support the phasing of intake so deliveries land in line with trading needs without overwhelming warehouse capacity
• Support buy planning and trading strategies to deliver financial targets
• Contribute to promotional and markdown planning
• Identify opportunities to improve performance and mitigate risk
• Identify best and worst sellers and expected rates of sale to inform trading and buy decisions
• Take ownership of merchandising systems and tools to support trading decisions, including WSSI, Sales Analysis and PowerBI reporting
• Maintain accurate and timely reporting
• Produce clear and insightful trade reports and presentations
• Help maintain accurate data flow from Net Suite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB) through to Shopify

• Strong numerical and analytical capability
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, scenario analysis)
• Strong commercial awareness
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Confident communicator with ability to present insights
• Ability to take ownership and proactively manage workload