The posting
If you love beauty, you’re in the right place.
As the ultimate curator of over 100 of the most in-demand, highly innovative and boundary-pushing beauty brands, we are the go-to destination for worldwide beauty discovery.
Together through our neighbourhood stores, online presence and loyalty scheme, Space NK has built a flourishing community in which to discover beauty. The customer is at the heart of everything we do, and we will always endeavour to offer everything they need to help them explore, experiment, and enjoy our brands.
Junior Merchandiser (Own Brand) – Head Office
The purpose of this position is to own the planning and trading of the department/s, driving sales through effective stock planning and intake management, store analysis, as well as in-depth daily, weekly, and seasonal stock and sales analysis.
Key Skills and Areas of Responsibility:
- OTB
- Trading
- Promotions/markdowns
- Brand & stakeholder relationships
Stock Management
- Own sales forecasting at brand and department level.
- Own and manage the WSSI and OTB process
- Ensure stock replenishment is maintained to drive sales and deliver optimum product availability, working towards 98% availability across A-C graded SKUs
- Oversee the MAA with raising POs
- Manage the intake of stock in line with agreed department & brand stock levels to maximise sales potential, suggesting ways to mitigate any risks
- Working closing with the Inventory Merchandisers to ensure department & brand stock flow through the DC
- Identify department & brand specific inventory liabilities and work with vendors to resolve
- Oversee AM ranging SKUs for initial allocation of product by store in line with business requirements.
- Linking of new SKU to existing SKUs for allocations in AGR
Trading
- Prepare weekly trade summaries of KPIs within departments of responsibility to the B&M team, providing key insights on the best/worst sellers to influence stock and trading decisions
- Analyse sales at all product levels, identifying trends, opportunities for growth and highlighting potential risks to the Merchandiser
- Provide analysis for the success of promos and events
- Conduct ad-hoc analysis as required on specific products/product groups
- Assist in the generation of markdown proposals and analysis
Merchandising Systems
- Develop excellent working knowledge of all Merchandising systems, NAV, AGR, Qlikview, Qliksense
- Action detailed data integrity checks as necessary to ensure the efficient running of the department e.g. product lifecycle status and hierarchy accuracy
Management, Training And Development
- Develop and build strong relationships and networks with cross functional partners both internally and externally, Buying, Trading, Marketing, Inventory Merch, Brands as well as external suppliers.
- Take responsibility for own personal development
- Assist in the development and training of the AM
(Please note that the category that this role sits within will be Own Brand owning both Private Label and Multi Brand Projects such as Advent and Edits)
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:
- Excellent Excel skills
- Experience of multi brand business; luxury brands is highly desirable Advanced Excel skills
- Knowledge of a multi-channel business, stores, and ecommerce ideal
Competencies and Personal Attributes:
- Entrepreneurial mind set and self-motivated
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Enthusiastic and self-confident
- Problem solver and solutions orientated
- Analytical with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Adaptable and open to change, willing to take on new challenges and driven to continually improve
- Ability to demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills
- Resourceful and commercial
- Ability to manage upwards.
Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.
All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
If you want to find out more about us, what it is like to work for us, all about our benefits, and our pledges on Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, please visit our website.
Space NK are an equal opportunities employer.
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