Junior Merchandiser 12 Month FTC

We're on a journey, taking the best people with us and so are looking for an experienced Junior Merchandiser to join us at Karen Millen on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract as part of a maternity cover! As a Junior Merchandiser you will be responsible for making sure the product sells the best, most profitably and apart of our Merchandising team who are the self-proclaimed pioneers of the test and repeat model.

You will be supporting the merchandising function for the business in order to ensure that all relevant stakeholders have accurate data which can directly, proactively and consistently inform decisions relating to maximising profitability and contributing to overall business strategy and growth.

YOUR TEAM

We’re Karen Millen. Since 1981 we’ve been a household name and trusted brand. We’re known for elevated style and our reputation for fabric, finish, quality, and detail speaks for itself. Our love for fashion revolves around long-lasting, luxurious designs that can effortlessly slip into an established wardrobe at an attainable price point.

In Merchandising, we have over 30,000 styles on-site at any time, so we’re a team with big responsibilities and an even bigger reputation. We live and breathe data, trends and fashion so we can be the global market leader, always first to market. We’re self-proclaimed pioneers of the test and repeat model, so it’s all about having the right stock, in the right place, at the right time.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• To prepare reporting and present in Weekly and Monthly Trading Meetings
• Own an area or category within the business. Pro-actively manage the area from a sales, profitability and stock perspective.
• Manage with guidance to ensure that the buying function is effectively controlled within the agreed business strategy, and that all necessary frameworks, controls and skill sets are in place to enable the necessary degree of both long term planning and in season trading to maximise business performance.
• Reviews Daily and Weekly Sales performance and carriers out Rebuy and Markdown actions where required.
• Reviews over and under performance at Product Group level and drives trading actions to maximise potential and minimise risk.
• Seeds and manages a WSSI by accurately forecasting demand, OTB, returns, AVSP and margin.
• Takes ownership of the Critical Path Management and takes appropriate action on issues when they arise.
• Continues to work closely with QC, Design and building on Supplier relations.

WORKING WITH US

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It’s relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty – you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We’re always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles. We’re passionate, agile, creative and one team.

As a Junior Merchandiser you will be building effective and open relationships with all members of the buying and merchandising team, based on reliable, accurate and relevant data. You will be supporting the Head of Merchandising to ensure that the buying function is effectively controlled within the agreed business strategy, and that all necessary frameworks, controls and skill sets are in place to enable the necessary degree of both long term planning and in season trading to maximise business performance.

MORE ABOUT YOU

• Experience working as an Assistant Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser in another retailer/business.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communicator, will be required to communicate with external and internal stakeholders on a daily basis
• Excellent organisation skills
• Is an ambassador for the brand
• Attends training, meetings and other events as requested by direct manager or senior management
• Always strives to improve the department’s operation and increase knowledge of own and related job functions.

WHY JOIN US

We’ve set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market, and because we are a collective of brands, there are plenty of opportunities to grow your career. Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.

Dependent upon level and eligibility, our benefits include:

Bonus, Pension, Share Schemes, Life Assurance and

• 40% discount across 4 brands, 20% discount on Debenhams
• Opportunity to take part in Learning and Development training- expanding your knowledge on areas outside of your day to day.
• Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
• You’ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes- where your impact on the business will also impact you!
• Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
• Our social calendar? Next level!

Find out more about us here: https://careers.boohoogroup.com

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