Senior Merchandiser

Zachary Daniels Recruitment are delighted to be partnered with one of the UK's leading independent retailers in the recruitment of a Senior Merchandiser.

Our client have a wonderful reputation. They have superb product and they have a real focus on their people and the customer. The important thing to not is that they are in a very strong position financially and they are looking to double in size over the next five years. This is the perfect time to be joining!

Key Responsibilities:

• With the Senior Leadership review previous season and implement lessons learnt
• With the Senior Leadership create the strategy for the department
• Define the proposed grading for input into the assortment planning process
• Quarterly plan at Category/Season level with the Senior Leadership to submit a plan on the System that reflects the best possible mix of product to deliver the KPI's
• Formulate range plan for all channels in conjunction with the Senior Leadership quarterly
• Plan the Pre Scheduling to meet the range plan - In conjunction with Assistant Merchandisers
• Review weekly trading performance and achieved KPI's, identifying Issues and the course of action in preparation for the weekly trading meetings
• Propose and agree actions to recover risk and maximise opportunities with the Senior Leadership at category and line level.
• Monthly - Capture all agreed actions in the monthly forecast reviews
• Meet and gain approval: Incorporating
• Forecasting any sales variance to plan
• Creation of OTB's
• Management of commitments - On time delivery, rebuys cancellations
• Markdown proposals
• Manage the range plan in Season reflecting any changes
• Establish collaborative working relationships across functions including; Marketing, Finance, DC and Stores

This is a unique opportunity for someone to join a wonderful business and be a key component in their planned future success.

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