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Assistant Merchandiser
Arcadia Group
Greater London, , United Kingdom
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About Miss Selfridge…
Miss Selfridge is for women who seek of-the-moment fashion with a glamorous and individual edge. First hitting the high street in 1966 as the young fashion department of Selfridges, we've since grown into a renowned international fashion brand boasting over 330 outlets and several websites across over 20 countries. Miss Selfridge.com is a powerful digital outlet for the brand, receiving millions of unique visitors every month, with a quarter of these customers from outside of the UK.
What you’ll be doing day to day…
• This highly analytical role is the ideal opportunity to further develop your proven Merchandising skills. Managing intake levels, analysing sales, stock and mark-down data to optimise sales and profitability, you will play a crucial role in delivering the Miss Selfridge product to our customers.
• Supporting the Merchandiser by analysing stock levels across different store types, highlighting risks and opportunities for growth, and liaising with stores helping where possible with stock package issues.
• Involved in creating store profiles to help match stock packages to specific markets, to help maximize sales.
• Assist with store openings, closings and modifications in terms of stock profiling, at busy times, as well as performance reporting and ad hoc analysis for senior members of staff.
• As an Assistant Merchandiser, you will also be looking after an MAA on your department, contributing to their development and communicating any change in B&M strategy back to your team.
• Manage specific projects, documenting and analysing information, formulating conclusions and making recommendations.
• Create and amend Purchase Orders. Check POs to prepare for approval and authorisation.
What we’re looking for…
This is a fast paced environment where you will be expected to make decisions quickly and communicate with people of all levels so interpersonal skills along with organisational skills are essential to success in this role.
• Demonstrate a strong analytical ability and technical excellence
• Attuned to external factors affecting the retail sector and strong commercial awareness
• A motivated self-starter who is able to use their initiative and take ownership of tasks
• Good problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to deal with people at all levels
• Ability to juggle tasks and work to deadlines in a demanding environment
• Team player