Junior Merchandiser - Doe

Location:

Manchester

Type:
Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job

An in-house streetwear brand is looking for a Junior Merchandiser with relevant industry experience. They will take full ownership of a category or department, driving trading performance, stock control, and profitability through data-led decision making and strategic planning.

• Analyse weekly trade performance and implement trading decisions
• Identify risks and opportunities and take ownership of action plans
• Lead or contribute significantly to weekly trade meetings
• Take accountability for category performance outcomes
• Own and manage WSSI end-to-end for assigned categories
• Forecast sales, intake, stock, and margin
• Reforecast in line with current trading performance
• Ensure alignment between stock position and financial plans
• Maintain category-level OTB and feed accurate numbers into the wider merchandise financial plan
• Own the stock file across all relevant channels (DTC, retail, wholesale where applicable)
• Manage stock availability, intake flow, and phasing
• Take accountability for stock efficiency and markdown risk
• Make decisions on rebuys, cancellations, and stock redistribution between channels based on where stock is most likely to sell
• Support the staggering of drops and intake so stock lands in line with demand and within warehouse capacity
• Monitor stock cover against targets, acting where cover is short or long
• Collaborate with Buying teams on range planning
• Analyse product and category performance to inform strategy
• Influence range and stock decisions using data-led insight
• Identify best-backed lines and expected rates of sale to inform range and stock decisions
• Use the merchandising operational systems - WSSI, Sales Analysis and Product Group Sales Analysis (PGSA) - to drive category decisions
• Build and use PowerBI reporting to monitor performance and support trade
• Help ensure data flows accurately from Net Suite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB) through to Shopify for assigned areas
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Buying, Ecommerce, Marketing, and Supply Chain
• Influence decisions through clear and confident communication
• Present trade performance and strategy to stakeholders
• Support and develop Assistant Merchandisers
• Delegate tasks effectively and review output
• Provide coaching to build capability and performance
• Help bring Assistant and admin-level team members through towards the next level
• Act as key point of contact for stock-related decisions
• Step in for the Group Merchandiser or Head of Merchandising when required
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability within the business

• Strong commercial and trading awareness
• Advanced analytical and Excel capability
• Ability to make confident, data-led decisions
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Proven experience operating at Assistant Merchandiser level