As a Junior Merchandiser, you'll trade your department, seeking out sales opportunities and help the Merchandiser with defining the strategy and planning of future ranges.
* Title: Junior Merchandiser
* Location: JD Group Head Office, Bury, Greater Manchester. BL9 8RR.
* Working Hours - Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
What You'll Be Doing:
Planning:
* Review Previous Seasons and produce SWOT Analysis with supporting information.
* Create category level product mix using history, SWOT and SMT Plan.
* With Senior Merchandiser formulate the space and grading plan for store distribution.
* Ensure that the WSSI is updated with the buy plan and the KPI’s are signed off with the Senior merchandiser.
* Ensure that scheduling and Ideals are in place for your area of responsibility.
* Attend key selection meetings with the Senior merchandiser and Buyer
* Build the Range plan
* Build Layout plans in conjunction with buying and VM.
* Overview the ratios for all buys in conjunction with Asst merchandiser
* Ensure that the Buy matches the plan Buy
* Establish working relationships with Supplier Base
* Manage the order books both in season and preseason to ensure that the most accurate information is always in the system.
* Manage the Stock seasonality within the WSSI.
Trading:
* Reviews’ weekly trading performance and achieved KPI’s, identifying Issues and the course of action in preparation for the weekly trading meetings and submit to the senior merchandiser.
* Propose and agree actions to recover risk and maximise opportunities with the Senior Merchandiser and Buyer at category and line level.
* Monthly – Capture all agreed actions in the monthly forecast reviews
* Work up the forecast from category/Season level to Buyer Group
* Meet and gain approval: Incorporating
o Forecasting any sales variance to plan
o Creation of OTB’s
o Management of commitments – On time delivery, rebuys cancellations
o Markdown proposals
* Provide Retail with Rack List/Hit List through Merchandise Assistants.
* Manage the range plan in Season reflecting any changes
* Manage Linecards
* Manage Intake at category and line level.
* Visit and understand the store base on a regular basis. Create action plans to Optimise Store performance.
* Manage the store option plans to ensure each store has the optimum amount of stock and neither too full or lacking key lines.
Teamwork:
* Reporting to the Senior Merchandiser
* Work with the Senior Merchandiser and Buyer to deliver the plan
* Guide and direct the Merchandising Team to help deliver the plan
* With the Senior Merchandiser provide and monitor development plans for the Assistant Merchandiser / Merchandise Assistant on a regular basis
* Communicate to the Retail Team anything that will impact on Stores performance
* Establish working relationships with Store Operations, Visuals, Marketing, Finance DC etc.
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