Supporting the merchandiser to drive the seasonal category strategy including sales, buy and options, using analysis to quantify risks and opportunity and communicating to leadership team
Supports the merchandiser with the overall category planning but also takes responsibility of select departments within the category to include range building, planning buy quantities, stock management and pricing.
Managing the WSSI for selected departments under the overall guidance of the Merchandiser.
Optimises availability online and in stores, notably on best sellers, maximising sales and profit, ensuring sufficient stocks are held at all times, managing CON and volume line cards appropriately, and reviewing line reports weekly, ensuring intake is optimal
Identifies and communicate sales/stock risk and opportunities across regions and channels, ensuring initial pricing is correct and markdowns/mark ups maximise sell through/profit and are inline with category KPI’s
Ensure category intake phasing is in line with requirements, reflecting this in weekly PTS requests, ensuring sufficient (and not excess stock) is shipped to MW warehouses

Experience at Junior Merchandiser or Senior Assistant Merchandiser level or equivalent
Systems/planning tools
expert level
Knowledge of B&M systems and processes
Knowledge of retail operations/supply chain process
Commerciality, energy and passion

Junior Merchandiser

Key skills