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Overview
Kurt Geiger is an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We aim to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home and heartbeat; we draw inspiration from the city’s energy, diversity and creativity. Our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers has over fifty years of experience, creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature and represents the energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we express our individual style.
We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | For Unity | Against Racism
Responsibilities
* Producing weekly trading reports to summarise, analyse and identify key drivers, proposing any necessary trading action.
* Review and reforecast continuity lines on a regular basis.
* Assist the Merchandiser on continual trade, identifying lines for promotion, repeats and risk assessment.
* Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships through regular meetings and contact.
* Manage intake into the warehouse in conjunction with the buying team, warehouse and suppliers.
* Work closely with MAAs to manage intake, allocation of stock and other admin tasks.
* Identify, cost and propose markdown activity with the Merchandiser for monthly presentations to Head of Merchandising.
* Responsible for trading key category areas.
* Produce weekly trading reports for Monday meetings at category level.
* Make trade decisions on the strength or weakness of sales using merchandising tools and monitor, updating the team weekly.
* Work closely with brands to place in-season repeats and address slower turning stock.
* Cost markdown proposals for mid and end of season sales.
* Produce all colour, price, sizing and ad hoc analysis on the range, regularly working to tight deadlines.
* Establish and maintain relationships across the business, collaborating with the buying/design team.
Requirements
The Person
* Passionate about Merchandising in a fashion environment.
* Previous experience as an Assistant Merchandiser required.
* Enjoys working with numbers and is a strong team player.
Benefits
* Competitive basic salary
* Pension and life assurance
* Enviable discounts
* Gym Discounts
* Summer Hours – 3pm Friday finish
* Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
* RetailTrust support
* And so much more!
Our Culture
We’re an energetic, fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours support a healthy work-life balance and wellbeing is important to our working culture, fostering a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.
Our Stores
The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond Street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford Street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond standalone stores and retail pop-ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.
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