Job Description
This is an exciting role with an established business specialising in childrenswear for international markets. You will be managing a small team and report weekly to the founder as well as internal teams. Your own role will be hands-on and pivotal to the business. The right candidate will be analytical, commercial, and driven, with an excellent work ethic.
Retail Merchandiser – The Role:
- Review Sales and best-selling lines to present in weekly sales meeting
- Forecast trends, OTB and plan stock levels.
- Accountable for seasonal OTB budget
- Driving sales, markdown, stock turn and profit through the planning and assembly of commercial ranges.
- Communicate regularly with in country retail partners understanding market and store feedback.
- Manage the supplier critical path and problem solve as required
- Liaise with factories and international offices daily to ensure on time samples and deliveries.
- Managing a small team; providing guidance and training.
Retail Merchandiser – The Candidate:
- Candidates must have a solid merchandising background, ideally within fashion and you will have a good grasp of garment construction and componentry.
- Experience with Sales reports and analysis
- Understanding of range planning and OTB.
- Must have strong numerical/analytical skills.
- Must be IT literate and with sold understanding of Microsoft Excel.
- Multitasking in a fast-paced working environment.
- Be an effective and confident communicator
- Experience of managing and developing a small team is preferred.
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Due to location, own transport is essential.
Please submit via email a CV and a covering letter in a word document format stating current salary to
k.barksby@peoplemarketing.co.uk. We regret that due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our vacancies, if you do not hear from one of our consultants within 5 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.
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