Location: Leicester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGM2254
A Senior Merchandiser, you will be responsible for delivering strong commercial results through strategic planning, trading insight and team leadership.
You will be responsible for budget management, inventory management, and ensuring a seamless integration between buying, planning, and marketing teams.
This role demands advanced merchandising expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset focused on profitability and sustainable growth.
Fashion experience preferred
The role: Lead the seasonal trading strategy, ensuring sales, margin and stock targets are achieved. Own WSSI, forecasting and budgeting across your department. Analyse weekly performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities, delivering clear recommendations. Oversee allocation, replenishment and stock flow across all sales channels. Manage relationships with key marketplace contacts. Partner with Buying on range building, price architecture and product lifecycle management. Drive markdown and promotional strategy with a focus on margin optimisation. Produce effective trading reports and present insights to senior leadership. Lead, coach and develop a team of Retail Assistant Merchandisers. Requirements: Strong experience in a merchandising role with a focus on trading Proven success improving margin and profit Excellent analytical and numerical ability; confident with WSSI, forecasting and advanced Excel. Commercial and data driven Confident making quick, high:impact decisions Strong background in pricing, planning, and trading: ideally in fashion or marketplaces Great communicator with strong influencing skills Experience leading and developing teams Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast:paced environment Excellent problem:solving skills