We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for an ambitious, experienced and hard-working Assistant Merchandiser on a Maternity leave cover, to oversee the Gift wrap category Tesco is a leading multinational retailer and as an Assistant Merchandiser at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team. Working alongside a Assistant Buyer, you will be responsible for ensuring we plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our Customer's needs. Please note: If you are applying for a Secondment opportunity, your benefits, including bonus, will continue to align to your current role, for further information please refer to the Secondment policy. You will be responsible for: Building balanced ranges for our department that meet sales, stock and profit targets Contributing to strategy and trade meetings with information based on fact and intuition. Ensuring the MPR systems accurately reflect the range build for launch in line with critical path Supporting the department range launch critical path Feeding into the promotion and events trade plan (incl. managing nomination process) in line with budget. Updating and maintaining all ranging/ merchandising systems/ trackers Ensuring that our pricing is administered within agreed timescales, adhering to pricing policy Ad-hoc analysis, including lessons learnt, cost to serve, and pareto, giving recommendations for ways to improve category sales or margin as a result Identifying and managing exit of lines from the business including escalating impact on all KPI's Management of the departmental WSSI forecasting (at sub group level to small department level), highlighting risks and opportunities and managing KPI's Vs budget. Preparing Monday Trade Analysis reports and undertaking follow up actions Reviewing performance Vs. all KPI's highlighting risks, opportunities and proposing actions- Working alongside Demand Planning to help resolve any supply chain/ replenishment issues You will need: Operational skills relevant for this job: Analysis and report preparation skills Data analysis and numeracy skills MS Office (esp Excel) Communications Experience relevant for this job: Merchandising experience Producing and analysing reports What's in it for you: We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more! Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing About us: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility