Job Description
We're currently searching for a Senior Merchandiser to join a beautiful British fashion brand with values in championing the good life through quality products and effortless style. You will be responsible for maximising sales and profit and managing inventory and OTB, ensuring the greatest availability to drive full price sales whilst minimising markdown. You will always looking for opportunities to drive business growth in collaboration with other department heads.
Based in South West London with WFH on Fridays
Main Responsibilities will include:
Report weekly and seasonal performance to the business in weekly Trading and End of Season meetings whilst offering insight into business performance and proposing actions to maximise opportunity and minimise risks.
Oversee up-to-date category cards each week. Update weekly forecasts using demand figures to present monthly review of category card/model trading to founder.
Monitor and look for opportunity to build continuity lines. Recommend top-ups of new lines within or across seasons where appropriate.
Manage the sale process seasonally, identify slow moving stock and develop a cost-effective solution to ensure the EOS sales and stock targets
Manage the planning and building of each season's product range alongside the Head of Product. Attend range review meetings, making unit buy recommendations to meet the required OTB
Set up and own the Merchandising Summaries, working closely with Head of Product and finance teams to achieve agreed intake and margin target, as well as appropriate category mixes, based on seasonal history.
Plan the seasonal intake, using previous season sales analysis to ensure the right product is available at the right time.
Accurately manage monthly and seasonal returns and reviews analysis in order to conduct lessons learnt meetings with the product teams, continuously seeking improvement and help to drive FP sell through for future seasons.
Manage the Assistant Merchandiser in creating all size ratios. Ensure the AM has raised all production POs in line with supplier deadlines.
Person specification:
Minimum 2 years of experience at merchandiser level in an ecom led fashion/clothing business
Excellent excel skills
Data led, with the ability to move between detail and top line to make timely and efficient business decisions
Strive for continuous growth and improvement
