Junior Merchandiser - Apparel
Posted 8 days 8 hours ago by JDSPORTS
Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.
JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE 100 publicly quoted company since 2019, continuing to grow in the UK and internationally.
We aim to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To contribute to this success you will help ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation, providing operational excellence while identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
Responsible to: Not specified
Department: Not specified
Location: JD Group Head Office, Bury, Greater Manchester
Role Overview: To lead the team to deliver all channel Sales, Markdown, Stock, Intake and Profit Plans.
Key Duties & Responsibilities- Review previous seasons and produce SWOT analysis with supporting information.
- Alongside the Merchandiser and Buyer, create the strategy for the department and present it.
- Develop category level product mix using history, SWOT and SMT Plan.
- With the Senior Merchandiser formulate the space and grading plan for store distribution.
- Ensure that the WSSI is updated with the buy plan and the KPIs are signed off with the Senior Merchandiser.
- Attend key selection meetings with the Senior merchandiser and Buyer.
- Build the range plan.
- Build layout plans in conjunction with buying and VM.
- Ensure that scheduling and ideals are in place for your area of responsibility.
- Manage the stock seasonality within the WSSI.
- Oversee the ratios for all buys in conjunction with Assistant Merchandiser.
- Ensure that the buy matches the planned buy.
- Establish working relationships with the supplier base.
- Manage the order books both in season and pre season to ensure that the most accurate information is always in the system.
- Manage intake at category and line level.
- Review weekly trading performance and achieved KPIs, identifying issues and actions in preparation for the weekly trading meetings and submit to the senior merchandiser.
- Propose and agree actions to recover risk and maximise opportunities with the Senior Merchandiser and Buyer at category and line level.
- Monthly - capture all agreed actions in the monthly forecast reviews.
- Work up the forecast from category/season level to buyer group.
- Meet and gain approval: incorporating.
- Forecast any sales variance to plan.
- Creation of OTB's.
- Management of commitments - on time delivery, rebuys cancellations.
- Markdown proposals.
- Provide retail with rack list / hit list through Merchandise Assistants.
- Manage the range plan in season reflecting any changes.
- Visit and understand the store base on a regular basis. Create action plans to optimise store performance and communicate to the retail team anything that may impact store performance.
- Manage the store option plans to ensure each store has the optimum amount of stock and neither too full nor lacking key lines.
- Establish collaborative working relationships within the team and across functions.
- Delivering Excellence - work at a consistently high standard with enthusiasm, providing high quality service to meet personal and team expectations.
- Responsibility - take ownership of your work, use initiative to deliver, and take responsibility for your own actions and decisions.
- Teamwork - collaborate with others to reach a common goal, sharing information, supporting colleagues, and seeking expertise and solutions from relevant stakeholders.
- Leadership - lead by example through your behaviours and professional approach, inspiring colleagues and driving for results.
- Communication - communicate clearly and concisely, ensuring that the message is understood by all.
- Experience within a similar role is essential.
- Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous.
- Highly numerate and strong commercial focus.
Benefits: Staff discount on JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.