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Junior Merchandiser

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Seasalt

Aug 30

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry & Junior Level
  • Sales & Business Development
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • United Kingdom
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You need merchandising experience, strong analytical and planning skills, team motivation, advanced IT proficiency, data analysis ability, excellent communication, problem-solving skills, and negotiation talent.
  • You will manage stock levels, collaborate with Buying and Design teams, oversee range development, analyze product performance, and support team growth while ensuring trading success.

Requirements

  • Experience working in Merchandising, running and trading own department and managing own team, ideally within a retail brand
  • Highly Analytical and commercially aware with a strong understanding of competitors
  • Experience motivating individuals or a team to achieve results
  • Strong planning and strategy development skills
  • Advanced IT skills
  • Data analysis and reporting
  • Strong commercial aptitude and customer focus
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior management
  • Problem solving – overcome issues, propose solutions, make commercial decisions
  • Ability to perform under pressure and operate in a fast-paced environment and to deadlines
  • Good negotiator

Responsibilities

  • Management of the product trading requirements to maintain the appropriate levels of stock in the department and categories whilst maximising product margin.
  • Collaboratively working with Buying and Design Teams to ensure analysis and information is in place to guide current and future range content. Maintaining an in-depth, customer-focused knowledge of market trends and channel performance.
  • Work with the Merchandiser to ensure seasonal and departmental budgets/forecasts are thought through by selling channel (retail, online, and partner) and analysed in context of historical sales and seasons still to be fully traded.
  • Maintain a departmental/category level Range Plan that accurately reflects the planned buy levels and is in line with agreed budgets/forecasts.
  • With Buying and Design functions, ensure that product reviews are held with department heads at the appropriate time for product sign-off in all trading channels.
  • Oversee range development – ensure that the product reflects the Seasalt strategy, the range is without gaps or duplication and that the season is logically and commercially thought through.
  • Work with Buying and Design Teams to appropriately plan historical bestselling product blocks and bestselling styles.
  • Work with Buying and Design Teams to maintain an appropriate level of newness in range builds and that product attributes are being analysed during the range build process.
  • Work with the Head of Merchandising to reflect business strategies in your product, team ways of working or range builds.
  • Prepare and present with Buying and Design teams the weekly sign off of future ranges ensuring the buying spend is in line with budgets, buying margins and appropriate product ROS’s.
  • Build and maintain a strong and varied network of contacts. Communicate internally and externally to achieve win-win situations.
  • Review with the Merchandising and Buying teams on a weekly basis departmental and category level trade to ensure best sellers are quickly potentialised in an appropriate way in current or future seasons.
  • Propose opportunities for the ISP (integrated sales planner) from a product perspective to reflect opportunities or challenges in trade activity throughout the year.
  • Ensuring current product/category/department trading opportunities or challenges are being reflected in future season range builds.
  • Review product performance and influence by analysing product attributes including size, colour, fabric, pattern, shape and fit.
  • Ensure NOOS lines are regularly forecast across all channels to maintain an appropriate level of stock in the business at all times. Review with the Head of Merchandising.
  • Propose markdowns that are in line with budgets, forecasts and last year context.
  • Present product trade performance summaries on weekly basis to keep all functions aware of trading strengths and weakness with a view to likely actions.
  • Offer advice and help find solutions to the wide range of issues encountered by the product teams – act as trouble-shooter when required.
  • Communicate the business strategic priorities and translate into measurable goals and targets for the Merchandising teams.
  • Build strong Merchandising teams who are able to react and trade at pace, with a focus on succession planning.
  • Provide positive and energised leadership to support brand, company policy, strategy and encourage others to do so.
  • Develop skills of the Merchandising teams. Identify individual training needs as well as encourage effective teamwork.
  • Deal with people issues and underperformance in the workplace promptly and appropriately.
  • Motivate the teams, giving recognition and praise when appropriate.
  • Pre-empt the need for change and support the Merchandising teams throughout the process.
  • Provide individual support to new Merchandisers – ensure a full induction is provided and adequate support given during their learning curve.

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, this role is offered as a full-time, permanent position and is based remotely within the UK, with occasional travel to our Cornwall head offices.

What is the salary for the Junior Merchandiser position?

The salary is up to £34,000 per annum, depending on experience.

How many days of paid annual leave do employees receive?

Employees receive 34 days of paid annual leave, including bank holidays, which increases with length of service.

Is there an employee discount available?

Yes, employees receive an attractive 50% employee discount.

Are there benefits related to health and medical support?

Yes, we offer a Private Medical Scheme that includes 24/7 virtual GP access.

Does the company offer opportunities for learning and development?

Yes, we provide various learning and development opportunities, including specialist training, coaching opportunities, and professional qualification support.

Are there flexible working opportunities?

Yes, we offer flexible working opportunities with our ‘blended’ working approach.

What kind of support is available for employees’ mental well-being?

We provide free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust, which includes 24/7 support.

Does Seasalt have a commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Yes, Seasalt is committed to making the workplace inclusive and invites a diverse range of candidates to apply for roles.

What are some additional benefits provided by Seasalt?

Additional benefits include a pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions, life assurance programme, enhanced family leave policies, paid volunteering opportunities, and discounts on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub.

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Seasalt

Growing Creatively, Sustainably, Together

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1981
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Our story began in Penzance in 1981. From our first shop on Adelaide Street, we sold traditional workwear to local farmers, fishermen and artists. Inspired by this creative, coastal community, we went on to design our own collections. The team today includes a brilliant mix of fashion and textile designers, fine artists and illustrators. It’s their sketchbooks and skill that bring our imaginative ideas to life. Seasalt’s design ethos is to create beautiful and useful clothing that our customers can enjoy wearing season after season. It’s our attention to detail and exceptional quality that have won us such a loyal following. From our family roots, we have grown to be one of Cornwall’s largest employers, with over 70 Seasalt shops around the UK and Ireland. We're proud of the business we've become and all the people who've helped to get us here. As we continue to grow, we remain committed to acting responsibly, living our values and putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Culture & Values

  • Respectful

    How we treat each other, our community, and our planet matters to us. We never lose sight of the people who wear our clothes.

  • Hard-Working

    We're proud of our achievements and the quality of our work but we're also ambitious, focusing on how we can do better.

  • Adaptable

    Our world is fast-paced and constantly changing; we embrace it by being proactive and dynamic.

  • Innovative

    We love looking at things differently and welcome new ideas, wherever they come from.