Current Vacancies

Import Merchandiser

Manchester

Salary – c£25k dependant on experience

Our client is seeking an Import Merchandiser to join there busy merchandising team! you will be proactive and highly organised you will thrive on the challenge of being part of a busy, fast moving department, working in closely with Account Managers. designers and Garment Technologists as well as with factories in the Far East.

• Effective management of the critical in path in order to ensure timely deliveries of placed orders

• Lab dip, strike off and size spec approvals

• Price negotiations with factories

• Daily liaison with off-shore sources, predominantly in the Far East

• Regular communication with internal and external stakeholders, keeping them updated from order placement through to bulk production and final delivery

• Excellent organisational, communication and IT skills are essential

• You will be an Import Merchandiser with approx 3 years plus experience and have a background in supply of fashion.

Interested? Contact Angela 

Wholesale admin / Key account support

MANCHESTER

Salary £19k – £22k dependant on experience.

You will work directly under the Key Account Manager, assisting in general sales admin and and liaising with Key account buyers and merchandisers on all brands. Although you will be a part of the sales team, you will work across several ares of the company including merchandising and design.

General task are, but not limited to:Sales support.

Learning and understanding the Key account sell through reports and consolidating information from KPIs to inform the team.

Creating price lists for allocated brands, and being involved in the price negotiations with factory.

Creating buy selection sheets.

Making sure SMUs are delivered to accounts, comments and updates are passed onto sales manager and designers.

Merchandiser

Salary range £30k – £38k 

Manchester

Overseeing the day to day running of the team you will support the Head of Merchandising with the ownership of forecasting, store replenishment, planning, ranging and availability; plus, the management and ongoing development of the Merchandising Assistants and Assistant Merchandisers.

Person specification:

With this role being a senior position within the Merchandising team, we will only be proceeding forward with candidates who match our essential requirements stated below:

• A proven/experienced Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser, looking for progression and development
• Experience of managing a team within a fast-paced Beauty/Retail/FMCG environment
• Experience managing replenishment across a large store estate
• Analytically minded and commercially aware
• Excellent communication skills, highly organised with strong Excel ability

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day to day running of the team and assist the Head of Merchandising where required.
• Ownership of despatch planning, stockholding management in our central warehouse and external warehouse, ranging and availability.
• Management of store grading and company replenishment parameters; ensuring that these are aligned to availability and stock targets.
• Overseeing New Store Openings critical path and ensuring that the ranging and stock-in process runs smoothly.
• Reacting to sales and changes in the market, ensuring sales are maximised and KPI’s are met.
• Providing strategic inputs in order to aid development of departmental processes & reporting.
• Management and development of Merchandising Assistants and Assistant Merchandisers.
• Attend and on occasions lead weekly or monthly meetings, providing influence where necessary and ensuring that analysis and reporting is completed beforehand.
• Manage Supplier Scorecard reviews, with the aim of driving improvement through establishing positive ways of working with our Suppliers.

What you can expect:

Work for a company who prides itself on outstanding customer service and delivering products in a manner which best meets the customer needs.

You can expect to join a team who work hard to achieve results and are focused to ensure a great customer experience. We offer very competitive salaries, along with flexible working options, early finishes on Fridays and duvet days. In addition, we further offer generous staff discount and an employee assistance programme.