Merchandising Admin Assistant | Manchester | £26,000 | Lifestyle Brand
Benefits:
Hybrid Working
25 Days Holiday
Gym Classes
Well-Being Groups
Free On-Site Parking
Volunteering Days
Birthday Rewards The Business:
This is a well-established, household name with a major UK presence, they are a business known for stability, consistency and long-term thinking. This is not a revolving-door environment as people join, grow, and build steady careers here, often staying for many years.
The culture is cool, calm and collected: professional, supportive, and grounded. It's an environment where learning happens naturally, experience is valued, and progression comes from doing good work over time rather than constant churn.
If you're looking for a role where you can develop commercially within a trusted, respected retail brand, then this is exactly that kind of opportunity.
As The Merchandising Admin Assistant:
This role sits at the heart of the merchandising team, supporting the smooth running of day-to-day operations while building a strong understanding of trading, stock flow, and product performance.
Creating, maintaining and circulating regular sales, stock and intake reporting to support trading decisions
Preparing weekly and seasonal performance summaries, highlighting key trends, risks and opportunities
Maintaining critical paths and delivery trackers, keeping supplier updates visible and flagging any potential delays
Supporting purchase order management, including quantities, size splits and delivery schedules
Acting as a central point of contact for suppliers, helping to keep communication clear and timelines on track
Monitoring inbound stock and working with distribution centres to ensure goods flow smoothly through the business
Assisting with stock allocation across online platforms and wholesale partners
Keeping systems accurate and up to date across product information, pricing, promotions and launches
Providing day-to-day administrative support to the wider merchandising team
Supporting range builds, reviews, trade meetings and seasonal planning activity
Responding to queries from wholesale partners, warehouse teams and internal departments
Sharing insights from reports with confidence, contributing to discussions around performance and opportunity
What We're Looking For:
An interest in retail or fashion, with a genuine curiosity about how product performance and stock impact trading
Naturally organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple moving parts
Calm, reliable and proactive; someone who takes pride in getting the basics right
Commercially minded, with an interest in understanding sales, margin and stock efficiency
A supportive team player who enjoys working collaboratively
Comfortable using Excel and internal systems (full training provided)BH35445