Job Description
Merchandiser / Senior Merchandiser
12 Month FTC - January Start
Manchester - Hybrid Working
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Fashion experience preferred.
My Client, a highly successful supplier and retailer of apparel are now seeking a Merchandiser / Senior Merchandiser to join their team on a 12-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
The role:
You will lead trading performance, pricing and stock strategy and will be responsible for delivering strong commercial results through strategic planning, trading insight and team leadership.
You will be responsible for budget management, inventory management, and ensuring a seamless integration between buying, planning, and marketing teams.
This role demands advanced merchandising expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset focused on profitability and sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the seasonal trading strategy, ensuring sales, margin and stock targets are achieved.
- Own WSSI, forecasting and budgeting across your department.
- Analyse weekly performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities, delivering clear recommendations.
- Oversee allocation, replenishment and stock flow across all sales channels.
- Manage relationships with key marketplace contacts.
- Partner with Buying on range building, price architecture and product lifecycle management.
- Drive markdown and promotional strategy with a focus on margin optimisation.
- Produce effective trading reports and present insights to senior leadership.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Retail Assistant Merchandisers.
What We're Looking For:
- Strong experience in a merchandising role with a focus on trading
- Proven success improving margin and profit
- Excellent analytical and numerical ability; confident with WSSI, forecasting and advanced Excel.
- Commercial and data driven
- Confident making quick, high-impact decisions
- Strong background in pricing, planning, and trading- ideally in fashion or marketplaces
- Great communicator with strong influencing skills
- Experience leading and developing teams
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
Our client offers a great range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, great modern offices and staff discount.
Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR16277
