Merchandising Operations Assistant Urmston, England
Job description
Are you an administrator with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build great relationships?
Looking for a role you can make your own? Where you’re responsible for dealing with day-to-day communication between retail stores and head office?
Do you have a proven background in a store operation focussed role, or at Merchandising Admin Assistant/Allocator level?
If so, we have an opportunity for a Merchandising Operations Assistant to join our Retail Merchandising team here at Regatta.
The Impact you will have in this role is:
Good relationships built with the field operations team, with effective execution of plans.
Work is completed autonomously, with the business needs of the stores prioritised.
Responsibility is taken for day-to-day communication with stores, with responded to and dealt with in a timely manner.
The Assistant Merchandiser and Merchandising Administrative Assistant are worked with closely for UK concessions, with desired actioned completed.
Store ranging / space changes on internal system are actioned and documents are reported.
Communication documents are produced for stores on a weekly / ad hoc basis – weekly newsletter, best sellers, trade updates, price changes.
The Marketing team are liaised with regarding POS for planned instore activities.
Store-to-store stock transfers are monitored, confirmed and actioned.
Additional responsibilities are undertaken as directed by Line Manager.
Any office admin tasks are undertaken as required.
A full job description outlining all deliverables and requirements for the above can be found attached to the advert on our careers page.
As our future Merchandising Operations Assistant, you will have:
Previous experience within a store operations focused role, an administration role, or at MAA/Allocator level
Ability to demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills and have solid experience of building ‘Great Relationships’ and evidence of a ‘Can Do’ approach to problem solving
Education to GCSE level or equivalent including a Grade C GCSE Maths.
Advanced Microsoft office skills particularly Excel skills.
You must have a high interest in working with detail and very comfortable working with numbers and formula.
Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
Presentation skills desirable.
Should be confident to make sound commercial recommendations to the merchandising team.
Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills
Ability to follow up and follow-thru
Team oriented attitude
Quick Learner
Detail oriented and able recognize misses and oversights
Strong knowledge of store operations / concessions desirable
Qualifications in retail, purchasing & supply chain management or other relevant subjects such as business, marketing, mathematics, statistics, operational research, can be advantageous.
We can offer you:
Discretionary profit share bonus
Pension
Staff discounts
Access to company benefits website
24 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
An extra day of annual leave for every 3 years' service up to an additional 3
Birthday hours
Company walks
State of the art Head Office
A paid day off for volunteering
Free parking
Subsidised canteen and Starbucks
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted gym membership
Fitness suite with options including Yoga and Bootcamp classes
Shower facilities including hairdryers and GHD straighteners
Our Regatta Family:
The Regatta Group supplies quality outdoor clothing and accessories through our 3 great brands - Regatta, Craghoppers and Dare2b - whether exploring the Amazon rainforest, walking your dog in the local park or cycling the Tour de France, we have what you need.
It’s a friendly, supportive family business – a place where bakers, dog walkers, book worms, students, parents, travellers, movie buffs, foodies, festival goers, musicians and more come together to create experiences consumers really appreciate.
The thing we all have in common, is that we share the same core values of Great Relationships and Entrepreneurial Spirit.
Our investment in the environment:
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and you will have the opportunity to support our Group wide sustainability committee and put ideas into action and really make a difference to the world we live in!
If this sounds like the role for you, please don’t hesitate to apply now.
