Junior Merchandiser, Womenswear - Sale or Return
John Lewis Partnership · London, England, United Kingdom
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About the Role
We are seeking a Junior Merchandiser to join our Sale or Return (SOR) & Direct to Customer (D2C) team, focusing on Womenswear SOR Brands and all Fashion D2C brands. This role involves using analytical and commercial skills to plan and optimize product ranges, deliver key performance indicators (KPIs), and manage in-season trading to maximize opportunities for customers and the category. The position also includes tasking Merchandising Assistants and collaborating with Buyers on product assortment and pricing.
Responsibilities
- Accurately plan and forecast sales, stock, profit, and SKUs for the assigned category.
- Ensure the commercial and customer success of a product range through range planning and agile in-season trading.
- Manage stock flow and control inventory levels, maximizing availability while minimizing holding and supply chain costs.
- Collaborate with internal teams including Merchandiser, Buyer, Head of Merchandising, Supply Chain, Trade Planning, sourcing, Trading Operations, Design, and Product Technology.
- Maintain strong relationships with external suppliers and brands.
- Manage high-profile branded relationships.
- Make season trading and volume decisions in collaboration with Buying, including commercial terms and product lifecycle with suppliers.
- Task manage relevant Merchandising Assistant partners.
Requirements
- Experience in Forecasting & Planning, WSSI management, influencing & stakeholder management.
- Experience in a fast-paced brand-led environment.
- Proven experience in driving trade actions and managing performance against agreed KPIs.
- Experience in BTA preparation, margin modelling, and flow planning.
- Demonstrated experience in merchandising practices, including assortment planning and stock management.
- Strong Analytical and Numerical Skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or similar analytical tools.
- Proficiency in reporting tools such as Business Intelligence, Tableau.
- Understanding of Retail Operations and Supply Chain Management.
- Proactive approach to learning and development.
- Experience in collaboration and range planning alongside a buyer.
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Commercial Skills
- Forecasting
- Planning
- WSSI Management
- Influencing
- Stakeholder Management
- Trade Actions
- KPI Management
- BTA Preparation
- Margin Modelling
- Flow Planning
- Merchandising Practices
- Assortment Planning
- Stock Management
- Numerical Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Sheets
- Business Intelligence
- Tableau
- Communication Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Retail Operations
- Supply Chain Management
- Proactive Learning
- Collaboration
- Range Planning
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Brand Relationship Management
Location
- London Central Office, Pimlico
- London, SW1V 2QQ
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
- Partnership Level 8
Salary/Compensations
- £34,000.00 - £51,500.00
- up to £43K depending on experience
Benefits
- Night Premium at a rate of £4.75 per hour for time worked between 22:00 - 06:00
- Employee ownership
- Flexible working options
About the Company
- We’re the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.
- We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.
- We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail, continuing to innovate, adapt and diversify.
- As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards.
- We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
- We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong, embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE.
- Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
Equal Opportunity
- We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.