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Senior Merchandiser
Arcadia Group
Greater London, , United Kingdom
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About Wallis
Wallis is fast paced, aspirational, exciting and fun and our culture reflects this. With passion and enthusiasm for our jobs, our product and our Brand, we are very proud of the role we all play in making Wallis so successful.
Our people show innovation, take ownership, challenge the norm and play an active part in driving our business forward.
About the role
A Merchandiser role at Wallis promises a fast paced, challenging and innovative working environment. You will be responsible for overseeing one of our industry-leading Merchandising teams, trading the current range to maximise profit and minimise markdown. You will achieve this through sales forecasting, reviewing and balancing stock and developing strategic promotions.
• A key part of your role will be responsibility for planning future ranges, considering past, present and future trends, as well as setting of budgets, forecasting and management of OTB for all areas.
• You will be responsible for regular analysis of department performance, to maximise commercial opportunities in order to identify key learns to optimise profit on the next season range.
• You will work closely with our fabulous Buying & Design team to formulate range strategy and build commercially viable ranges and to ensure there is a balanced and correctly phased range at all times.
• Manage department WSSI’s to react to performance, manage risk and potentialise bestsellers.
• Work closely with the management team, to define and communicate a clear vision of the future and translate this vision into understandable goals and targets.
• You will have a key focus on developing the skills of your team, by identifying individual training needs as well as encouraging effective teamwork.
About You
• Proven experience working at Merchandiser level for another fast paced fashion retailer, with success at range planning and managing the supply chain.
• You will be highly numerate but with a strong interest in product and a passion for the fashion industry.
• You will also have an excellent sense of commercial awareness and a proven ability to drive profit