Merchandising & Buying Development Programme

Overview

Join TJX Europe’s Merchandising and Buying Development Programme as an Allocation Analyst in Watford. You’ll gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting and make real commercial decisions from day one. The role sits at the intersection of Merchandising and Buying, building relationships across the business and exposing you to multiple product areas. You’ll analyze sales trends and inventory to drive distribution decisions and value for customers. This opportunity fuses development, teamwork, and impact within a leading global retailer.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Pension and life assurance schemes
• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing support and resources

Responsibilities

• Manage product distribution across stores for your department, collaborating with Buyers
• Analyze sales trends, inventory levels, and demand forecasts
• Develop commercial skills through rotation in stores and competitive environments
• Participate in a 12-week induction to understand the partnership between Merchandising and Buying
• Build relationships across the business to support decision making

Key requirements

• A degree in any subject area
• Fluent in English
• Analytical and data-driven with Excel and data interpretation skills
• Commercially minded with interest in retail and consumer behavior
• Collaborative, strong communicator, able to influence and work in a team
• Ambitious and adaptable, proactive and resilient to change

• collaborative
• strong communication
• influencing others
• Excel
• data analysis
• interpreting data and identifying trends

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