Junior Merchandiser

Role Purpose
To plan and deliver product ranges and agreed stock parameters in order to successfully achieve sales, profit, margin and stock targets in an Omni-channel operation through the Merchandising of a department or product category.

Role & Responsibilities
• Manage margin performance, calculating the departmental position throughout the Season and managing markdowns in line with agreed targets.
• Develop production forecasts for the supply base to ensure they can support the department stock requirements in line with trading requirements
• Responsible for ensuring critical path is adhered to by stakeholders
• Prepare for and attend key weekly and monthly meetings, identify opportunities to maximize sales, minimize risk and proposing any relevant actions.
• Manage, motivate and coach the Merchandise Administration Assistant
• Responsible for order authorization in line with agreed parameters.
• Conduct regular store visits to develop a commercial awareness of M&P’s product ranges, stores and competitors

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
• Have a good understanding of the company performance as well as own department.
• Has strong excel skills and proven merchandising track record with a min of 2 years in industry experience
• Confident in using and reading a WSSI.
• Experience of working with Far East suppliers preferable

Benefits

We're a business that cares. Here's just some of our benefits on offer;
• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
• Support for Loss and Bereavement
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope.

...Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.

We also operate at Head Office:
• Hybrid flexi office working with 2 days working from home
• Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home
• Plus, free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more.

(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)