Category Merchandiser

Hybrid (Minimum 3 days per week at Head Office, Windermere)

Permanent - Full-time - 39 hours per week

Working in collaboration with the Buyer you’ll be accountable for the strategy, range build, financial planning, forecasting and trading of your department, helping to deliver company sales, achieved margin and, stock & working capital targets under guidance of HoM and Senior Management Team.

You’ll support a team of Junior Merchandisers and Assistant Merchandisers to analyse trading data, trends and departmental performance and you’ll play a key role in making sure we have the right stock in the right place at the right times.

Responsible for multi-channel stock management you’ll manage a large portfolio of products sourced from circa 200 suppliers worldwide, across all our channels – our retail stores,  and Amazon.

With a minimum of 4 years’ experience at Junior Merchandiser / Merchandiser role or equivalent you’ll be able to use your judgement and experience to balance risk, think ahead to identify and anticipate potential opportunities and threats and make tough decisions to support the needs of the business.

Able to think on your feet and manage your own workload and meet deadlines, you’ll enjoy working in a fact paced environment where there is always lots going on.

You’ll have a proven track record of successfully managing and leading a team of JMs & AMs you set clear direction and enable your team to focus on key issues and priorities.

As a leader of a team you inspire others and create the environment where people feel empowered to think at their best, and dare to be the best that they can be.

You’ll be happy working independently whilst also enjoying being part of a team, sharing information, knowledge & experience freely and building and maintaining positive relationships across the business.

Founded in the early 60s, with the same strong values of quality and customer care now as when we first started. From selling plastic bags for home freezing from the Rayner family garage in Windermere, to over 4000 kitchen and home products today, Lakeland has grown to the extent that we now send out thousands of parcels a day from our Kendal despatch centre, and we have stores nationwide, stretching from Aberdeen to Exeter, with more in the pipeline.

There are many benefits to being part of the Lakeland team. Other than being part of a huge and happy working family, our colleagues are rewarded with a competitive salary and a group personal pension plan.

There are 29 days’ paid holiday (including bank holidays) and generous discounts on our products. We offer a great retail environment, and the chance to be part of a team who like to work and socialise together.