OverviewAbout the role Assistant Merchandiser Fixed Term - 12 Months Up to £40,000 + Pension + BUPA + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (3 days per week in the office) Southampton, Store Support Office We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better.
From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they'll love.
Join us as a Merchandising Assistant and you'll be a big part of this.
What's the job?Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities: Work alongside the Merchandiser to develop a category proposition that meets our customer needs, identifying opportunities and mitigating risk, whilst protecting sales, margin, stock efficiency and market share targetsSupport the Merchandiser in creating a compelling range hierarchy, incorporating assortment, space, inventory and fulfilment principles, which reflects the category strategy and meets the needs of our customers across all channels, delivering our vision of supporting all customers with access to DIY/Trade productsReview and monitor subcategory performance, with the buying team, through reporting and analytics, take action to reflect changing sales and trendsSupport in managing and creating sales and budget forecasts and associated business cases, including PIRs, for specific categories, ensuring shortfalls or risks to plan are identified and addressedWork collaboratively with the Supply team to optimise availability, stock and sales whilst ensuring stock exit plans are in place to support range change activity (range, promotions, clearance) and are delivered to agreed targetsOwn the Clean Stock process for clearance for the categoryWith the Range and Space team, identify and target areas to improve sales and profit densityCreate line level promotional and range change sales and stock forecasts for all channelsWork collaboratively with the Commercial Planning team to ensure all products have appropriate fulfilment routes, maximising customer reachWith the Merchandiser, manage the product lifecycle including range performance, identifying, and optimising trading opportunities and the delivery of range reviewsSupport the Merchandiser with the project management of small and large range reviews, adhering to current processes and within time, cost and quality parametersWork closely with the Merchandising Assistants to support day to day trading activities including analysis, promotional activity sign off, stock management and range planningUse support tools such as Yammer to share category information and respond to queriesConduct regular store (digital & physical), competitor and vendor visits, to increase understanding of the market and support the creation of the trading plan and inform decisionsManage and influence stakeholders across a range of levels, internally and externally, to support the delivery of KPIsUndertake other duties from time to time as may be reasonably requiredKey Business Relationships: Category DirectorsHead of Merchandising & MerchandiserBuyingAssistant MerchandisersCentral Commercial teamsSupply Chain & LogisticsChannel Leads (Digital & Trade)FinanceRetail, Customer & DigitalWhat we need:Required Skills & Experience: Previous experience of trading product ranges across multiple sales channelsNumerical and analytical with strong attention to detailCommercially focussed with the ability to understand financial insights and translate this into key business deliverablesKnowledge and understanding of the home improvement market and product seasonalityAbility to understand customer insights and market trendsAbility to drive business performance using insights and knowledge to deliver an agile trading planAbility to understand and manage complex range architectureStrong communicatorAbility to build relationships at all levelsCommercial and financial awarenessIntermediate Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel and PowerPointWhat's in it for me?As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are.
We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities.
You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you.
As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!
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