As an Assistant Merchandiser, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Senior Merchandiser/Merchandiser in delivering customer-focused product ranges to achieve sales, profit, margin, and stock targets through effective merchandising of a product category. Your strong planning and organizational skills will help you meet key milestones and ensure operational excellence at every customer touchpoint. You should have an eye for detail, excellent analytical skills, and a desire to learn and grow in this role.
What You’ll Do
* Execute multi-channel merchandising strategies aligned with commercial objectives.
* Own category, range, and SKU-level forecasting to optimize stock, margin, and availability using merchandising systems.
* Plan initial allocations and launch builds in collaboration with the A&R Replenishment Assistant to meet stock and availability targets.
* Identify opportunities to improve stock efficiency and support trade reviews through attribute analysis.
* Contribute to weekly trading reviews, highlighting risks and opportunities, and support post-implementation analysis.
* Ensure milestones are met within the critical path by resolving or escalating issues and building strong supplier relationships for timely stock delivery.
* Manage orders within parameters, maintain process compliance and data integrity, and resolve trading queries promptly.
* Support the Merchandising Admin Assistant with daily tasks to ensure smooth team operations.
Essential Criteria
* Solid foundation in core merchandising principles.
* Strong analytical and numerical skills.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent organizational abilities to manage multiple priorities.
* Proactive approach and ownership of targets.
* Collaborative relationship-building skills with stakeholders.
* Curiosity and confidence to learn new systems and tools.
Our Commitment and Benefits
We value inclusivity and support your development. We offer flexible working and celebrate extra efforts. Benefits include colleague discounts (10-15%), pensions, life cover, performance bonuses, annual leave with options to buy extra, season ticket loans, cycle schemes, health plans, salary advances, and retailer discounts. We also provide generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave pay, among other benefits. For more details, visit www.sainsburys.jobs.
Join us and experience a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your passion for products and eagerness to learn can lead to career growth across Sainsbury’s.
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