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Junior Merchandiser - The Little White Company

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The White Company

2mo ago

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior Level
  • Hospitality & Retail
  • London

Requirements

  • You will be responsible to ensure that there is a coherent communication strategy for both performance and product issues relating to the rest of the business.

Responsibilities

  • Planning:
  • To review historical performance and determine future product strategy, working closely with the Buyer to deliver a balanced range with a robust sales, markdown, margin and stock plans.
  • Takes a global approach to strategy planning, considering the brand and the
  • Trading:
  • Responsible for the planning of the department and delivering a range that is balanced across the grades and channels with phasing that potentializes every week and channel to deliver the department profit plan.
  • Report on weekly trade each Monday, identifying trading opportunities or risks against plans.
  • Retail:
  • To be responsible for the product strategy relating to retail, notably retail ranging, grading and density planning.
  • To be responsible for specific stores as notified. To ensure the retail ranging and trading strategy is regularly reviewed and corrective action
  • Supplier and product maintenance:
  • To hold regular supplier reviews, to maintain thorough supplier
  • To ensure regular communication, to maintain an effective Business partnership with all Suppliers and to improve KPI’s with suppliers.
  • Commercial Awareness:
  • Multi channel merchandiser responsible for retail, direct, wholesale and B2B and ensure all are potentialized.
  • To undertake competitor visits on a regular basis, feedback any relevant points and put into place any required action
  • Merchandising Systems:
  • To develop an excellent working knowledge of all Merchandising
  • To identify and propose improved working practices and updates to
  • Management and development of team:
  • To take responsibility for own personal development and to foster good working relationships across the Business.
  • To continually review processes and controls, initiating improvements in best practice as

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of a Junior Merchandiser at The Little White Company?

The main responsibility is to plan and trade a specific product area, ensuring that profits are maximized within agreed company objectives, while under the guidance of a Senior Merchandiser or Merchandiser.

What tasks are involved in the planning aspect of the Junior Merchandiser role?

Planning tasks include reviewing historical performance, determining future product strategy in collaboration with the Buyer, and delivering a balanced range with robust sales, markdown, margin, and stock plans.

How does the Junior Merchandiser contribute to trading activities?

The Junior Merchandiser is responsible for planning the department's range, ensuring it is balanced across grades and channels, and reporting on weekly trade to identify opportunities or risks against plans.

What are the key responsibilities related to retail in this role?

Key retail responsibilities include managing the product strategy related to retail, overseeing retail ranging, grading, density planning, and ensuring regular reviews of the retail strategy for corrective action as needed.

How does the Junior Merchandiser interact with suppliers?

The Junior Merchandiser holds regular supplier reviews, maintains thorough communication to foster effective business partnerships, and works to improve key performance indicators (KPIs) with suppliers.

What commercial awareness is required for this position?

A multi-channel approach is required, as the Junior Merchandiser must manage retail, direct, wholesale, and B2B, ensuring all channels are optimized while conducting regular competitor visits for feedback and action.

What systems knowledge should a Junior Merchandiser have?

The Junior Merchandiser should develop an excellent working knowledge of all merchandising systems and identify opportunities for improved working practices and updates.

How is personal development encouraged for this position?

The Junior Merchandiser is expected to take responsibility for their own personal development and to foster good working relationships across the business while continually reviewing processes and initiating improvements.

What benefits does The Little White Company offer to employees?

Benefits include up to 50% discount, 25-28 days of holiday, a pension scheme, discretionary bonus eligibility, access to various discounts through Perkplace, a money management app, structured continued development, and private healthcare, among others.

What is the company’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion?

The Little White Company is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and ensures an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, feel valued, and respected.

How does The Little White Company approach sustainability?

The company is committed to building a sustainable legacy that benefits people and the planet, reflecting this commitment in all their operations and policies.

The White Company

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1994
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We’ve been making impeccably stylish, beautifully designed products, principally in white, for over 25 years. Think style not fashion, quality not quantity and an attention to detail that extends through everything we do – from the hand-stitching on a luxurious high thread-count pillowcase to our second-to-none customer service. We believe it’s the little things that matter. Precious moments of uncomplicated happiness are our constant inspiration and it is with those in mind that we design and create edited collections made to last and become an intimate part of our lives. We spend time developing our product ranges and put the same care and attention to detail into selecting the best people to join our growing and innovative business. From retail stores and ecommerce to Buying & Merchandising, quality experts, our support services, qualified accountants and visual/creative experts - The White Company inspires passion from all its people, and a genuine commitment to each other.