Senior Merchandiser (TGM2254) - £40k

Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM2254

A Senior Merchandiser, you will be responsible for delivering strong commercial results through strategic planning, trading insight and team leadership.

You will be responsible for budget management, inventory management, and ensuring a seamless integration between buying, planning, and marketing teams.

This role demands advanced merchandising expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a strategic mindset focused on profitability and sustainable growth.

Fashion experience preferred

• Lead the seasonal trading strategy, ensuring sales, margin and stock targets are achieved.
• Own WSSI, forecasting and budgeting across your department.
• Analyse weekly performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities, delivering clear recommendations.
• Oversee allocation, replenishment and stock flow across all sales channels.
• Manage relationships with key marketplace contacts.
• Partner with Buying on range building, price architecture and product lifecycle management.
• Drive markdown and promotional strategy with a focus on margin optimisation.
• Produce effective trading reports and present insights to senior leadership.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Retail Assistant Merchandisers.

• Strong experience in a merchandising role with a focus on trading
• Proven success improving margin and profit
• Excellent analytical and numerical ability; confident with WSSI, forecasting and advanced Excel.
• Commercial and data driven
• Confident making quick, high-impact decisions
• Strong background in pricing, planning, and trading- ideally in fashion or marketplaces
• Great communicator with strong influencing skills
• Experience leading and developing teams
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills