Junior Merchandiser

 

MamaOwl believe in a beautiful childhood, natural living and the value of well made heirloom products. We want our marketing to reflect all we believe and show our products in the most beautiful way.

 

Permanent | Full Time | Hybrid

 

Role Profile

 

About you

• Proven experience at either Junior Merchandiser level or as an Assistant Merchandiser looking to make the next step
• Experience in Fashion Retail business with ecommerce, own brand and wholesale channels
• Proactive with strong numerical and analytical skills and a track record of delivery to deadlines

• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to build relationships internally and externally at all levels.
• Strong IT skills, in particular, Excel and other MS Office applications.

• Comfortable working in a faced-paced environment and able to work in a flexibly when priorities change quickly
• Ideal candidate will have Shopify analytics experience

 

Responsibilities will include

Trade

• Own the company trade pack, ensure we are reporting all relevant metrics and data integrity is met

• Weekly trade review of sales, stock and margin performance identifying opportunities and risk across departments
• Driving trading actions to optimise sales opportunity and risk to the business weekly
• Carry out ad hoc analysis to support commercial trade actions across the business

 

Planning

• Lessons learnt ownership, analysing performance across departments (brand groups)

• Working closely with the Director of Merchandising to range plan for each channel

• Contribute to sign off seasonal strategy, collating information for sign off packs, preparing for seasonal range and buy sign offs under the guidance of the Director of Merchandising

• Own sizing of own-brand orders and order sheets to supplier group
• Own the re-ordering and farecasting of key NOS range for the business in the branded Wholesale area, ensuring strong availability and consistent negotiations of cost
• Own the Merchandising calendar for the business, ensuring best practice is followed efficiently

 

Intake

• Oversee phasing of product into the business, giving relevant insight on key calendar moments

• Managing intake closely with the warehouse, prioritising intake into the business and forecasting accurate intake levels in collaboration with the admin team member

Markdown

• Review, propose and implement markdown and promotional activity
• Own actioning seasonal Markdowns across departments in partnership with Buying
• Assist with management of sample sales, pop-up events etc.

 

At Mamaowl we believe in diverse teams, equal opportunities, and fair working and recruitment practices. We believe in hiring the best person for the job whoever they are, helping them thrive in it and celebrating their individuality.

We would like to encourage people from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply for our roles. If you need any reasonable adjustments or additional support during your application process, please do not hesitate to let us know.