Merchandise Assistant or Associate Planner (12m FTC)
OVERVIEW:
Join our team as an Assistant or Associate Planner on a 12-month fixed-term contract and play a key role in managing one of the company’s largest financial assets: our product inventory. In this role, you’ll support your manager with data entry, analysis, and allocation across your category, while learning to shape financial strategy by interpreting sales trends, inventory insights, and departmental goals. You will partner with Assistant Merchants to forecast future product performance, analyze in-season results, develop cross-channel strategies, and ensure products are distributed effectively across regions and channels. This is an opportunity to build foundational planning skills and make a meaningful impact on the business.
Whether you are looking to grow your foundational planning skills (Assistant Planner) or take on more strategic responsibilities (Associate Planner), this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the business.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Pre-Season
* Support the Planning Lead in building sales, margin, and inventory plans across departments, styles, and colors.
* Analyze prior results to identify growth opportunities, missed sales, and key financial drivers.
* Assess product opportunities and risks using financial and trend metrics (IMU, AUR, AUC, margin).
* Recommend style and color counts and product flow to maximize margin and productivity.
* Contribute to financial strategy presentations for grow/maintain/decline categories and create quarterly investment review materials.
* Maintain pre-season forecasting tools.
In-Season
* Deliver daily/weekly business updates, highlighting trends and variances to forecast.
* Flag risks and opportunities and propose adjustments for current and future quarters.
* Prepare sales, margin, and inventory forecasts; support monthly OTB meetings with receipt flow, stock-to-sales analysis, and pricing recommendations.
* Monitor core style performance and ensure accurate allocation and in-stock levels across stores.
* Manage weekly style-level sales plans to inform department forecasts.
* Support markdown and promotional strategies with pricing and margin scenarios.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Essential Criteria:
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to manage multiple work streams/projects with tight deadlines.
* Strong technical aptitude, including advanced competency in Microsoft Excel and ability to quickly master new applications and systems.
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 25th November 2025
BELONGING AT GYMSHARK
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we strive to be inclusive in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with needs or disabilities during the recruitment process. All applicants will be considered fairly and equally. For reasonable adjustments, please email talent@gymshark.com.
ABOUT US
We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. We provide the tools people need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. Our team is growing rapidly around the world, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS
Standard benefits include:
* Funded Healthcare
* 25 days holiday, plus an additional day for your birthday and bank holidays pro rata
* Contributory Employer pension scheme
* Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, and holiday trading
* Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
* Access to High Street cashback and discounts
* Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
* Enhanced Family Leave package
* Life Assurance
Office location specific benefits include (IQ):
* Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
* Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
Office location specific benefits include (LDN):
* Funded multi-site fitness membership
Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
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