Junior Merchandiser - Outlets 12 month FTC

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey.

Please note this role is a 12 month fixed term contract

What you’ll do as the Outlets Junior Merchandiser

Your key accountabilities will include

• Supporting the Merchandiser in agreeing the strategy and targets for creating and achieving pre and in season department or Range sales and stock forecasts by channel in addition to GSM Markdown and availability, taking the lead for the relevant scope

• Analysis of sales identifying winners and losers and taking appropriate actions working in collaboration with stakeholders to react to trade and maximise sales opportunity for the Department

• Accountable for creating accurate long term and short-term department forecast

• Assisting the Merchandiser and Buying team to formulate a detailed plan on the products to be offered each quarter across all channels. Booking quantities of products to meet launch and respond to in season variables for all channels in the UK and International

• Take lead in developing Department or range plan review and lessons learned. Managing departmental documentation relating to all sale periods including markdown plans Maintaining accurate listings in Range Planner

• Working with Sourcing Offices to manage critical path from buy to delivery for each stroke including global capacity management and the agreement and monitoring of global production plans with suppliers. Providing information to Space Planning & Development team to allow them to generate layout plans to stores

• Maintaining awareness of competition’s product offer to provide input into price point strategy and catalogue by shape of chain

• Motivate, develop and train relevant line reports 

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include 

• Strong Merchandising skills including managing GSM, development of Department Plan, stock / commitment management, creating sales estimates, and production plans. Working to Senior Assistant Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser in a retailer

• Strong Knowledge of the end to end buy to store process. 

• Experience controlling unplanned in-season costs. Negotiation skills (managing in season unplanned costs)

• M&S is transforming the merchandising systems we work with, able to learn and fully utilise the relevant and evolving IT support systems, and to be fully conversant with standard business desktop applications. A high competency level in Excel is essential - Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills

• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying and Technology Strong interpersonal/ communication skills

What’s in it for you?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation

• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more

• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future

• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one

• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal

• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave

• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services

• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

Everyone’s welcome

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. 

We’re an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly. 

 We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. 

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. 

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