Assistant Merchandiser London, England
Job description
Overview
As Assistant Merchandiser on our Footwear team, you will deliver category retail performance objectives through inventory management, availability planning and performance analysis.
What you'll be doing
- Planning
- Provides accurate analysis to aid the development of the category strategy, retail range planning and promotional calendar
- Uses lessons learnt to assist in building Store Profile Ranges on Range Vis and Line Buys at appropriate level
- Completes size analysis and uses to size future orders
- Size curves are set for each store profile as part of product buying process
- Initial store allocations to be set up and reflect product grading sign offs
- Ensures regional retail line cards are reforecasted and up to date, recommending additional order requirements, phasing changes or potential cancellations for Junior Planner or Planner to approve
- Assists Planner in optimising retail availability, notably on Best Sellers, maximising sales and profit, ensuring sufficient stocks are held at all times
- Managing Supply Chain & Critical Path
- Reviewing PTS, ensuring accuracy of process across the entire retail category, checking stock due to ship is sufficient ( and not excess stock) is shipped to MW warehouses and highlights concerns to the team
- Communicates PTS amends to the supplier where required
- Ensures regional retail intake availability in line with promotional and season launch dates, and forecasted sales demand
- Works across functions to manage the promotional critical path and keeps trackers accurate and up to date
- Updates system with changes agreed by JP/P, communicating to suppliers
- Manages Self and Others
- Trains new team members across own team and wider merchandising function
- Seeks opportunities and initiates own development
- Develop and maintains positive cross functional and external relationships
- Identifies process opportunities for improving efficiencies and supports system developments and improvements
- Effective Communication
- Becomes an effective presenter and is able to communicate clearly and confidently, across all levels in the business in particular with Trading and Online Merchandising
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Holiday allowance
- 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
- Pension scheme
In 1997, we launched Mountain Warehouse to make the outdoors accessible to everyone by offering value for money product and exemplary customer service.
The outdoor industry had become very jargon heavy and we wanted to create a brand that would cater to our mothers and our neighbour’s kids as well as seasoned professionals who understood the technology.
Our expansion since then has seen the brand grow and the product evolve, but the small family business that makes MW special has remained. Great product is at the heart of everything we do.
As we expand internationally we employ a team of dedicated diverse people to offer our valued customers the best possible experience when visiting our stores, shopping online and putting our range through its paces.
Welcome to our journey.
