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Assistant Merchandiser
Net-a-Porter
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 NET-A-PORTER, 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 NET-A-PORTER 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 NET-A-PORTER 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 NET-A-PORTER GROUP is a unique business with an unrivalled offering including multi-brand in-season online stores NET-A-PORTER 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 NET-A-PORTER 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 NET-A-PORTER 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 NET-A-PORTER GROUP is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange as YNAP.
For further information: www.ynap.com | Linkedin: YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP | Twitter: @YNAP