Merchandiser

As a Merchandiser you'll manage all key financial Merchandising KPI's across Planning, Trading & Forecasting. A customer facing role you will maintain, develop and contribute to the profit plan for a specified area of responsibility and ensure all stakeholders have the right information, at the right time to facilitate right first time decisions across product, finance and supply planning.

Client Details

A great opportunity for a Assistant Merchandiser to join a leading business in the Bradford area. They are known for Sustainability. It is at the core of everything this business does, with products responsibly-sourced.

Description

• Account planning including sales plans, customer budget and SKU level decision making activities
• Evaluating financial factors including assumptions and suitable contingency plans
• Forecasting across all elements whether total business, account, caption or line level
• Stock allocation requirements to deliver the customer plan whilst minimising stock exposure
• Top line trading analysis for forward planning and identifying risks & opportunities
• Facilitate the optimum range selection process through your analysis and insights
• Develop strong cross functional relationships to ensure all interventions / activities are delivered in the most effective & profitable way
• Drive efficiencies, improved ways of working and increased profit across your customer accounts

Profile

• Excellent Excel, numeric and analytical abilities to identify commercial insights relevant to our audience.
• Previous experience of working in a retail or supply chain background
• A good understand of the product and retail sales lifecycle
• A confident communicator, able to communicate data and outcomes simply, able to create basic presentations to demonstrate the outcome of analysis.
• To build strong relationships internally and externally, working collaboratively to achieve shared objectives.
• Wider commercial thinking to engage and influence key stakeholders across the business and ensure profit growth is core to all decisions made.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working - A mixture of office based and working from home,
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, volunteer days and an annual Care Day
• Health cashback scheme
• Pension benefit
• Close to motorway links and public transport, alongside free onsite parking
• A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

Merchandiser