Senior Merchandiser

Senior Merchandiser | Luton Airport (Hybrid - 1 day in the Office) | £55,000 - £65,000, plus good pension and benefits | FMCG and Retail | 12 Month FTC

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a global business and an industry leader in the UK. The company operates in a rapidly growing industry and both manufactures and sells goods across a wide network of partners. This role is based near Luton Airport and will have WFH and Flexi working options. It will also have involvement in the wider UK operation.

About the role

Managing a small team as the Senior Merchandiser you will be working hand in hand with the buying team, making sure availability is managed correctly and stock targets are achieved with the appropriate ranges to deliver sales and stock budgets.

• Critical path management as well as any promotional offers
• Ensuring the flow of inbound and outbound stock replenishment is managed effectively
• Monitoring and reforecasting the WSSI tool to ensure that it reflects the most accurate data and presenting this on a monthly basis to the senior leadership team.
• Preparing and delivering reports and insights on the category weekly sales and stock
• Leading and developing a team, ensuring they are engaged and working within a challenging and fun environment

Your Experience:

Ideally you will have experience of working for a UK retailer and you will have multiple category experience. Our client are open to strong trading merchandise planners from all category backgrounds but would like people to have experience in non-clothing at some point, but this is not a pre-requisite. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a strong established business and help establish a best practice merchandising function.

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