Merchandise Admin Assistant

Salary approx £23k

Manchester Central Location

Full-time Office Based Role

Key Objective:

The objective of this role is to work within the Merchandising team to maximise commercial opportunities on your product area on brands.

Attention to detail and an understanding of the knock on effects of every task undertaken.

Main Duties and Responsibilities.

  • Prepare weekly reports and ensure all key people have copies as a priority by Tuesday afternoon.
  • Ad hoc reporting and administrative jobs when required
  • Develop awareness of product are by reviewing the weekly sales trade reports and keeping up to date with new actively across design and make.
  • Update systems with the current ETA / Availability from the supplier critical paths
  • Liaise and be first point of contact with the w/house around delivery issues.
  • Collate, key and check price amendments.
  • Interact with other internal teams to improve performance and drive best practices
    With the Merch check that all product landing in the warehouse has the correct Cost and Retail price and that the margin reflects correctly
  • Manage line cards in conjunction with the Merchandiser Reconcile supplier order books and communicate all anomalies.
    Raise and Ratio all orders onto the system.
  • Keep the Range Plan up to date with every order sent and ensure any amendments sent back from suppliers are updated in the range plan in a time Run daily sales and send to merchandiser.
  • Run Weekly New ins and send to merchandiser.
    File maintenance

Team

Ensure you understand and are focused and working towards a shared goal.

Seeking guidance on ‘Best Practice merchandising from the team and implement develop relationships as appropriate with Warehouse, Design Team, Marketing etc.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Must be able to work exceptionally well on Microsoft Excel.
  • Numerate with analytical skills, including computer skills.
  • Self motivation
  • Good judgement
  • Proactive and determined
  • Passionate about product, market and brand awareness
  • Discreet, professional and well spoken, with good communication skills
  • Exceptionally organised, methodical and efficient.