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Assistant Merchandiser
Fashion Industry Company
London, , United Kingdom
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THE OUTNET is the most fashionable fashion outlet. Since its launch in April 2009, by the people behind the award-winning website Company, THE OUTNET has quickly
established itself as the chic, go-to destination for the global, style-conscious shopper looking for the best designer brands at a great discount price.
We are now looking for a talented Assistant Merchandiser to join THE OUTNET Merchandising team to maximise and capture global sales through strategic analysis, effective stock control and executing strategic activities in a growing and dynamic business. Ultimately ensuring that we are first in making the latest trends and best designs available to our customers – whoever they are!
Responsibilities:
With guidance from Merchandiser, key responsibilities would be:
Trading:
• Develop understanding of key performance indicators, relating to sales, stock, profit and markdown against budget and last year
• Update and analyse weekly reports and propose actions to Merchandiser to minimise risks and maximise opportunities
• Identify and analyse best-selling and under-performing lines and recommend actions
• Work with Retail Coordinator and Buyers to pro-actively forecast and manage intake flow to hit OTB and intake plans
• Develop understanding of retail in-season tactics and interact with other teams to improve seasonal performance
Planning and Forecasting:
• Present delivery forecasts to Merchandiser and review risks and opportunities - developing an understanding of impacts of forecasting on in-season trading
• Update vendor packs for buying trips, analyse and make strategic suggestions to Merchandiser
• Produce brand buy plans for department of responsibility, identify key trends and make recommendations to ensure sales targets are achieved
• Assist Merchandiser with setting up and management of department MFRs
• Assist Merchandiser with quarterly planning forecasts for departments of responsibility driven from historic analysis and strategic vision
• Assist Merchandiser with planning and execution of promotional markdown strategies
Essential Skills & Requirements:
In order to be successful in this role you’ll need a combination of analytical skills, passion, commercial knowledge, great communication and organisational skills and an analytical or business related degree due to the numerical and statistical requirements of the role.
• Degree educated (or equivalent)
• Significant commercial experienced gained in a fashion retail merchandising environment (ideally luxury within an own-brand or multi-brand environment)
• Numerate with strong analytical and computer literacy
• Advanced Excel knowledge essential
• Commercial Awareness – working to develop full understanding of the nature of our business, products and competitive market in order to drive the best performance
• Team player – build relationships with other internal and external teams and functions for personal and business development
• Strong eye for detail and organisational skills and strives for a high level of accuracy
• Proactive and able to work with stringent deadlines
• Excellent work ethic and ability to multi-task
Location: London, W12
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
To Apply: Please apply online with your CV and a supporting cover note explaining why you are suitable and interested in this opportunity.
YOOX Company GROUP is an equal opportunities employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please do not hesitate to advise us accordingly.
About Us:
YOOX Company GROUP is the world’s leading online luxury fashion retailer. The Group is a Global company with Anglo-Italian roots, the result of a game-changing merger, which in October 2015, brought together YOOX GROUP and THE NET -A-PORTER GROUP; the two companies had revolutionized the luxury fashion industry since their birth in 2000.
YOOX Company GROUP is a unique business with an unrivalled offering including multi-brand in-season online stores Company and MR PORTER, and multi-brand off-season online stores YOOX and THE OUTNET, as well as numerous ONLINE FLAGSHIP STORES, all “Powered by YNAP”. Through a joint venture established in 2012, YOOX NET -A-PORTER GROUP has partnered with Kering to manage the ONLINE FLAGSHIP STORES of several of the French group's luxury brands.
In 2016, YOOX Company GROUP joined forces with Symphony, an entity controlled by Mohamed Alabbar’s family, to establish a ground-breaking joint venture to create the Middle East’s undisputed leader for online luxury retail.
Uniquely positioned in the high growth online luxury sector, YOOX Company GROUP has an unrivalled client base of more than 2.9 million high-spending customers, 29 million monthly unique visitors worldwide and combined 2016 net revenues of €1.9 billion. The Group has offices and operations in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and Hong Kong and delivers to more than 180 countries around the world. YOOX Company GROUP is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange as YNAP.
For further information: Company website | Linkedin: YOOX Company GROUP | Twitter: @YNAP