Job Title – Merchandising Manager

Salary: Competitive (DOE)

Length Of Service: Temporary to Permanent (depending on performance.)

Position: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid

Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:45 am – 17:30pm.

Location: (PL6), Plymouth

Onsite Parking

Our Client:

They are a Sunday Times, One of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned

Companies in retail, based up and down the UK.

About the role:

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Merchandising Manager. The primary

responsibility of this role will be to analyse and identify issues related to stock availability, manage a team of analysts, and ensure effective merchandising strategies are implemented.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and analyse manual allocations to prevent overstocks in store.
• Analyse product and weather correlation, identify products heavily impacted by weather and ensure enough stock is in store to keep up with demand.
• Review key promotional activity to ensure full availability in store to meet demand.
• Reviewing and working with departments on seasonal entry and exit, managing the strategy to ensure all key tasks have taken place and on time, working with deadlines.
• Analyse stock availability and identify potential issues or opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement effective merchandising strategies to optimise product availability and maximise sales.
• Manage a team of analysts, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure high-quality performance and achievement of objectives.
• Utilise data analysis techniques to extract valuable insights and inform decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including buying and supply chain to align merchandising strategies with overall business goals.
• Monitor inventory levels, sales trends, and customer demands to identify potential gaps or overstocks.
• Track and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of merchandising efforts and propose corrective actions when necessary.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience using Microsoft packages is essential – primarily Excel
• Proven experience as a Merchandising Manager or a similar role in a retail setting
• Excellent leadership abilities with the capacity to manage and motivate a team of analysts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Can deal with a number of tasks simultaneously with good planning and organisation skills.
• Good communication skills
• Can work well under pressure
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Proficiency in SQL coding is highly desired, although training can be provided if necessary

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible and Hybrid working

The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we’re committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.