Junior Merchandiser

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as Junior Merchandiser working in Leeds as part of our Product/ Merchandising team.

Salary:
Competitive Salary + excellent benefits package

Role Responsibilities:

Help to plan and develop Merchandising strategies that balance customer expectation & profitability alongside our rapid expansion plan

Support with implementing new procedures and processes alongside the Senior Merchandising Team

Partake in the analysis & reporting of current sales data, customers reactions and channel trends in order to anticipate product needs and plan future ranges & stock

Help build & maintain a comprehensive library of historical data

Work to key performance indicators helping to optimise the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas according to the business plan

Pro-active involvement with planning future ranges in conjunction with wider product team.

Actively involved with the monitoring of slow sellers & proposal of price reductions as necessary including the roll-up of mid and end-of-season sale plans

Work collaboratively with the team helping to monitor stock movement and help propose intake re-phasing as necessary based on the forward seasonal plan

Collaboratively work with the wider Merchandising, Operations & Logistics teams to ensure timely onboarding & arrival of stock with our various partners

Set the department strategy and option framework to ensure a balanced and commercial product range

Support the merchandiser on maintaining department WSSIs, stock and sales plans, ensuring stock is managed to targets

Take full ownership of departmental line cards, re-forecasting on a monthly basis and building out future sales plans

Proactively analyse sales data and trends and use data to influence decisions in buying meetings

Proactively monitor sales and stock in order to take action to optimise sales and margin performance - ensuring team react to sales trend

Manage order placement and intake to ensure on time product launches and awareness of product lead times, to maximise trading opportunities

Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to enable flexibility and trading

Take full ownership of critical paths and communicate key issues to the wider team.

Recommendations on pack size, MOQ/MOV

About You

Experience as an established Assistant Merchandiser, Junior Merchandiser or similar

Strong computer literacy skills - especially in Excel

Analytical skills - confident in working with and extract insight from data

Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload

Good commercial knowledge - specifically on wider marketplace and broader business

Team player attitude

About us

DUSK is a £200m home and lifestyle brand. We are an award winning and fast-growing e-commerce brand in the home and garden sector, known for innovation and high-quality products.

Since 2016, our dedicated team at our Leeds HQ have been designing stylish homeware and furniture at affordable prices. DUSK is an online-first brand, and by designing and sourcing everything ourselves, we’re able to curate our own collections and pass on the savings directly to our customers.

Whether you are seeking signature furniture pieces or the perfect finishing accents, our curated ranges deliver accessible elegance to every living space, empowering you to realise your ideal home vision.

As a trusted British brand, our team in our Doncaster warehouses work hard behind the scenes to make sure every order is carefully packed and delivered on time.

25 days holidays (plus bank holidays) as standard, plus additional days based on length of service

Option to buy additional holidays (by a maximum of 5 days)

Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 work from home (if applicable)

Bonus Scheme

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