Overview
As part of our continuous investment into early careers, we are looking for the next generation of talent in fashion and recruiting a new role into our Merchandising Teams. Offering a great alternative to college or university, these opportunities are perfect for someone looking to kick-start their career in fashion, without the need for a university degree. Working in partnership with the Fashion Retail Academy, the apprenticeship will deliver high quality learning and development to the successful candidates. The 18-month programme will see you spend time providing administrative support to both the Merchandising and Buying teams, giving you a great introduction to both areas, with a view to helping you secure a long term career in Merchandising. The Merchandising role:
* Develop strong knowledge of the department range in order to successfully assist and support the merchandising team for the designated category.
* Support the Merchandising Team with the creation and amendments of the department's purchase orders and ensuring that all necessary documents are delivered to our suppliers in a timely manner.
* Work cohesively with the Imports team to ensure shipments are approved on time, as part of the critical path management.
* Liaise with Stock Placement teams to ensure effective allocation and replenishment of stock into stores.
* Assist with producing Monday trade sales reports, for both Buying and Merchandising.
* Responsible for daily administration - changes to supplier revised delivery dates, screen diary management, updating daily sales reports, progress reports, assisting with ad-hoc analysis reports.
* Develop strong Excel skills to assist with producing key Buying & Merch Reports.
Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png.
Minimum 5 GCSE grades A-C / 9-5 including Maths and English; Previous Level 3 qualification (A-Levels or equivalent); Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate confidently at different levels; Able to work independently; Strong Excel skills; Self-motivated with great organisational skills.
Founded in the early 1980s by John Hargreaves in Liverpool, Matalan is proud to serve its customers excellent quality at great value. With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence and over 15,000 employees, working here is exciting, challenging, and above all fun! As part of the Matalan family you can expect some great benefits and the opportunity to be part of our exciting vision - to become the UK's most trusted value retailer. This is Retail Made Real.
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