وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Merchandiser at Apparel Group. This role assists the Brand Manager in planning product and assortment strategies that meet or exceed financial goals, while coordinating merchandise allocation and delivery across all regional stores.
Role Purpose
The Merchandiser supports strategic product planning and financial optimization by managing inventory allocation, analyzing sales performance, and ensuring balanced product availability across the store network. The role bridges buying, planning, and store operations to maximize profitability and commercial opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Assist in pre-season financial planning, in-season projections, and open-to-buy management.
- Assist in new store budgets.
- Optimize the volume and profitability of product categories.
Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare Retail Pro reports, Sell Thru analysis, and other merchandising reports such as consolidation sheets and product breakdown reports.
- Analyze every aspect of best and worst sellers, including price points, colors, and styles.
- Analyze previous season's sales and report on current season's lines.
- Gather information relating to customer reaction towards products.
- Report competition's offerings and analyze opportunities to the Brand team.
- Skillfully manage processing of various Retail Pro reports and invoices.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of all necessary reports and records.
Inventory & Supply Chain Coordination
- Coordinate all activities related to allocation and delivery of merchandise to all stores in the region.
- Ensure balanced collection at stores, regular replenishment from warehouse, and inter-store transfers.
- Liaise with stores, logistics, and warehouse departments to ensure product supply meets demand.
Buying & Product Planning
- Coordinate with buying team on product issues including orders, repeats, and damages.
- Assist in range planning, sales analysis, and deliveries.
- Preparation of merchandise plans and other information required for product range presentations and reviews for buyers and Brand Manager.
- Work closely with the Merchandise Planning team on product range planning to maximize commercial opportunities at sub-category and price point level.
- Ensure the right product mix in the business.
Compliance & Confidentiality
- Ensure strict confidentiality in maintaining all documents entrusted to the role.
Additional Information
- Full details are available on the employer's original posting.