As the Assistant Merchandiser you will be responsible for a variety of duties including:

- Compile Weekly Trading Packs

- Assisting the Merchandise Director in production of initial buying budgets and ongoing maintenance and control of Open to Buy and Range Plans along with measuring performance of categories against plan, identifying trading risks and opportunities.

- Implementing price changes at both Full Price and Sale and implement repeat buys on both Retail and Wholesale.

- Building allocation plans at line level and ensure the Allocator is fully conversant of plans and schedule of stock intake.

- Converting line level allocation plans into Branch level plans and ensure each store has an ideal package for the season.

- Conducting end of season analysis, and lessons learnt to support planning decisions.

- Producing detailed analysis of the ongoing buy identifying duplication and gaps within the range based on the previous end of season sales analysis and produce historical size analysis for ‘core’ styles and category ratios for the buy.

- Drive stock meetings between Merchandising and Wholesale.

- Ensuring pricing structure of Wholesale makes both Wholesale and Retail margins.

- Deputising for the Merchandise Director in their absence.

Excellent numeracy skills and knowledge of excel are essential. Training on our Merchandising systems will be given in house.

You will also be a confident communicator at all levels.

The successful candidate will have previous experience at this level or will be an experienced Allocator ready to take the next step.

This is a full time position working 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

Salary: Negotiable for the right candidate.

Benefits: Holiday allowance, pension scheme and healthcare scheme along with a generous staff discount.

Salary - £TBA