At TJX, the partnership between merchandising and buying teams is crucially different. Collaborating daily, the teams develop in store and e-commerce strategies designed to excite our customers.
Merchandising takes an entrepreneurial approach to planning and trading to drive business, while our buyers constantly seal the best deals by securing new opportunities in the marketplace. The merchant skills overlapping both functions provides the evolving adaptability that helps us deliver exceptional value to our customers.
What we look for
Here's what you'll need in order to join our diverse and committed team.
* A degree – Educated to degree level in any discipline
* Natural curiosity
* Commercial awareness
* A customer focus
* Ability to work with numbers
* Solid relationship building and collaboration skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Proactivity and drive
* Take risks and make mistakes
* Language skills – European language skills are a real plus – particularly business-level German, Spanish, and Italian
What's in it for you?
To ensure we attract and retain the best talent, we offer a range of great benefits to all employees. Your exact salary and benefits package will be discussed with you at the offer stage of the application process.
However, All Associates Will Receive
* Discounts - These apply to products in our stores and online. You'll also have access to multiple double discount weekends.
* Holidays - We give generous holiday allowances relevant to your location. The number of days will rise as you spend more time with us.
* Pension Scheme- When you join us, you'll be entitled to become a member of the Company Pension Scheme. We'll share more information about this when you start.
* Continuous Learning and Development - You'll receive ongoing learning and development opportunities and support throughout your career at TJX.
* Season Ticket Support- You can get interest free season ticket support relevant to your location.
* Family- We offer paid paternity, maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
* Fitness- You'll have access to join an onsite gym and discounted sessions/classes throughout the UK.
What to expect from the programme
When you join the programme, you'll be part of a diverse cohort and begin your journey as an Allocation Analyst in the Merchandising team. After a 12-week induction, you'll learn how to analyse and trade your business, while gaining insight into how merchandising and buying work together to deliver value to customers in-store and online.
You'll receive hands-on training in both technical and soft skills from experienced merchandisers and buyers. You'll be paired with a buddy before you start, and once on the programme, you'll have regular one-to-ones with your line manager to support your development and keep you on track.
You'll gain broad experience across the merchandising function by working with different product areas. Along the way, you'll build strong relationships, grow your commercial awareness, and develop the skills to take on exciting challenges ahead.
Where this could take you
Our merchandising function is full of opportunity. In addition to our core merchandising teams, you could join our store merchandising, e-commerce and merchandising development teams.
We're an adaptable European business, so once you've developed your career in merchandising, you could go on to be a buyer – or move into other areas of business that excite you. Opportunities extend across our European offices, so language skills are always an asset.