Merchandiser-Accessorize Ref: MON12704 Salary: Competitive Department: Merchandising Location: W11 4AN Position type: Permanent Hours / Duration: 37.5 An exciting opportunity to join the Accessorize Merchandising team has come about. We are looking for an enthusiastic Merchandiser who has a passion for numbers & analysis and who loves working closely with product & leading a team, to join our Fine Jewellery department.
Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.What will you do as Merchandiser for Accessorize?Drive sales and profit by planning and managing product ranges across your departments.Analyse trading performance, forecast demand and make key trading decisions on stock levels, intake and pricing, to ensure the product is in the right place at the right time.Understand the customers needs by channel and use this information to make considered commercial decisions that positively impacts the profitability of the department.Develop and recommend department strategy, working closely with the Buyer/Designer.React quickly to trade while managing the critical path and optimizing stock availability across all store site types and digital channels.Propose planning parameters for your product areas by analysing past, current, future and proposed season ranges and producing analysis to support this.Manage and controls the Critical Path with the Buyer, to ensure deadlines are met and potential problems identified at line and product group level, clearly communicating to management, and suggesting necessary actions.Work closely with the Buyer and Designer to implement a balanced range, ensuring it is representative of current trends, capture volume drivers and commercial to Accessorize.Actively trade the department whilst continually reviewing changes in performance and taking appropriate actions to minimise impact and maximise profit.Be clear and concise in all trading meetings and communicate well across all areas of the business to drive the dept strategy forward.Manage KPIs to maximise the net achieved margin.Regularly review KPIs ensuring that the BTA is realistic, highlighting changes to your Line Manager and Buyer, making recommendations where necessary.Be passionate about developing people, with a keen interest in training, mentoring and coaching at MA and AM level.What will you need to succeed as Merchandiser for Accessorize?Previous Merchandising experience at Merchandiser or established Junior Merchandiser levelStrong analytical and trading skills using data to drive decisionsOwnership of dept strategy, aligning business and financial goalsProven experience managing and developing a teamExperience working directly with senior leadership, possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships across the businessCommercial awareness with strong understanding of pricing, margin and profitStock management and intake planning to optimize availability and minimize riskInnovative and open to challenging existing processes and practices to drive the business forwardExperience in an omni channel business is highly desirableHighly organized, good prioritization skills and self managementForward thinking and innovativePassionate about the Accessorize brand and customerStrong system knowledge and WSSI management experienceWhat will we offer you in return?Competitive salary23 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice schemeBonus day off each year after 6 months serviceA pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 monthsLife assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)A flexible working approachEarly pay day Friday finishA generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our productsInterest free season ticket loansAccess to our on campus wellness centre (pilates, yoga etc.)Additional discounts through our Benefits PortalAt Monsoon Accessorize we dont focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. xwwtmva We provide reasonable accommodations as needed to people with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment….