Job description
Assistant Merchandiser
Merchandising
Huddersfield (Head Office)
Mamas & Papas (Head Office)
Colne Bridge Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
HD5 0RH
Overview
As the brand of choice by a community of new & expectant parents, our award winning nursery products we design & bring to life, can be purchased across a multitude of varying channels. These include our own Mamas & Papas stores & concessions around the UK & Ireland, where customers can buy on-line via our Mamas & Papas website, plus through a wealth of over 100 independent nursery retailers, let alone major national high street retailers & online from Next to Boots, to Very to Amazon etc. Lets not also forget through international distributors, franchise partners, and direct to retail, Mamas & Papas products can be purchased in over 30 countries around the world as well!
Mamas & Papas is quite simply a unique brand. A truly global multichannel organisation where the analysis of supply, demand and flow of product across all channels is key.
Through continued growth, we are looking to recruit a permanent ASSISTANT MERCHANDISER to focus on our Baby Clothing category
PLUS, we are recruiting a JUNIOR MERCHANDISER on a 6 mth contract on Nursery Furniture
The role of Assistant Merchandiser
(Note: this is not visual merchandising)
This is an exciting analytical role focussed on supply & demand of our nursery furniture category. A category we are significant market leaders in. Within this role you will:
**Produce weekly & monthly trade analysis reports to the business on the furniture category including the weekly sales & stock intakes (WSSI)
**Identify supply & demand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats, as well as sales & profitability.
**Work closely with our Hong Kong office, global manufacturing & supplier partners to understand & forecast supply flow, timings, scenarios & solutions.
**Work closely with our stores, online, marketing, & our UK & International sales teams to limit overstock, or understock scenarios, & in creating cost effective solutions where needed.
**Mentoring a Trainee Merchandiser
To Apply:
Are you someone who comes from a Central merchandising background within consumer goods who loves to unearth the mysteries of a data filled excel spreadsheet? Someone who is quick thinking, & able to adapt to every changing commercial, manufacturing & supply chain world we live in nowadays, where no one day is the same, & a change to plan is the norm? Where you relish the challenge of driving results, making things happen, & cultivating success. Then if so, we’d love to hear from you.
Simply apply now to download your CV, and complete a short application form for a member of the Recruitment Team to chat through this all with you further.
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