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* Hybrid Working 3 day office 2 work from home days a week
About Our Client
A fantastic opportunity for a Merchandiser - Homeware to join an Ecommerce retailer in the Leeds area. The business sells several different products for the home. They have been featured in GQ, Home & Garden to name a few.Due to strong trade over the last 12 months they are now looking to expand their Buying & Merchandise team.
Job Description
Trading
* OTB management
* WSSI forecasting and Weekly inventory meetings
* Preparation and delivery of management information
* Trading and management of sales, stock and clearance in season
* Monitors and maintains buying margin and gross profit margins as requested
* Reviews sales forecasts based on performance, and actions re forecasts
* Analyses and monitors best and worst sellers and makes informed recommendations for action
* Suggesting sales driving activity to drive cash and reduce stock where appropriate.
* Clearance and Markdown plans in conjunction with buying.
* End to end stock flow for relevant departments
* Drive stock turn and deliver business stock levels in line with budget. (Store/DC/Dockside)
* Recommends promotions and re buys as necessary
* Manage suppliers ensuring a strong mutually beneficial relationship
* Have an input to strategic plans
* Analyse historical and in season performance and be proactive in interpreting, communicating and acting on results
* Supporting planning of budgets by category, option count, and depth of buy based on the overall business and financial goals of the company
* Support the building of a range plan alongside the buyer
* Promotional/seasonal planning support
* Constantly identifying and implementing Merchandising process improvements
* Liaising cross functionally to deliver the department plans.
* Deputising for the Head of Merchandising when appropriate
* Support junior member of the team on a day to day basis and drive their development.
The Successful Applicant
* Strong computer literacy skills - especially in Excel
* A solid understanding of WSSI
* Analytical skills - confident in working with and extract insight from data
* Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload
* Good commercial knowledge - specifically on wider marketplace and broader business
* Team player attitude
What's on Offer
* Hybrid Working 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
* Close to transport links
* Generous Discount
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