Assistant Merchandiser

Job Purpose

To provide consistent and accurate analytical support to the Merchandising team focusing on covering all retail channels and strategic planning for self-portrait.

Key Responsibilities

Planning

• Responsible for yearly, monthly, seasonal, weekly and daily budgets for the retail channels
• Produce new season OTBs for the retail channels
• Manage order placement with sourcing team to maintain stock levels in season and end of season
• Work closely with Buying to optimize new season buys, optimizing buy depth and size curves
• Plan end-of-season markdown in outlet stores, working closely with Ecom and Warehousing team to clear stock while optimizing revenue
• Responsible for yearly packaging / accessories forecast and manage orders

Trading

• Produce weekly trade reports, measuring performance against plan, against last year and year-to-date
• Continually...