The Role
As an Assistant Merchandiser you will provide proactive support to the Merchandiser and Junior Merchandisers, helping to plan product ranges and preparing stock and sales plans to support decision making. This role involves analysing retail stock and sales data to deliver in season actions which will both maximise sales and drive profit.
You Will
1. Provide day to day support to the Merchandiser, managing the range plans
2. Update and maintain the WSSI to support stock control of the department
3. Analyse weekly trade and propose suitable actions to drive performance
4. Identify and inform the Merchandisers of any supply difficulties through regular review of intake and commitment, as well as being responsible for all order placing
5. Maintain a comprehensive library of appropriate historical data to support analysis of trends and forecasts
6. Work closely with the Branch Merchandising team to ensure the ranges you’ve planned are executed appropriately in stores
7. Be working towards managing your own area within the department, overseen by a Junior Merchandiser or Merchandiser
8. Support and develop the Merchandising Administration Assistants in the department
You Are
9. Currently an Assistant Merchandiser or an experienced Senior MAA with experience of working in a fast paced fashion retailer
10. A confident communicator, engaging when presenting and able to influence at all levels
11. A strong user of Microsoft Excel and adept at working with high volumes of data, coupled with excellent numeracy skills
12. Highly organised with a real attention to detail
13. Aware of the importance of critical path management
14. Self-motivated and capable of working independently on multiple projects with strict deadlines
15. Commercially astute with an understanding of customer profile, product range and competitors
16. Experienced at leading, developing and managing others
Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding…
17. 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
18. An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
19. Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
20. Company Pension scheme
21. All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it’s important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
22. A big staff discount – naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you’ll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
23. Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
24. A health cash plan is open to all employees.
25. Flexible working and core working hours between 10am – 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
26. Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
27. A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
28. We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
29. A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it’s free and confidential
30. You’ll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme
31. A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire
At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We’re incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.
We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.
We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.