Junior Merchandiser

at  John Lewis Partners

AT A GLANCE

• This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and our London Central office.The Merchandising team aims for around 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings.
• The salary range for this role is set at £30,200-£45,400
• This position is a secondment/fixed term opportunity in Cookshop which will run until end of July 2025.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS YOU WILL NEED:

• Experience in Forecasting & Planning, WSSI management, influencing & stakeholder management.
• Ability to demonstrate experience in merchandising practices, including assortment planning and stock management.
• Strong Analytical and Numerical Skill.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or similar analytical tools.
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Understanding of Retail Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Proactive Approach to Learning and Development

Desirable Skills you may have:

• Experience in a variety of Category Areas
• Experience in Merchandising
• Advanced in MS Excel & Google Sheets including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH and Data Tables
• Tableau adoption

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join as a Junior Merchandiser in our Merchandising team within Cookshop.
In this role, you will be working closely with your buyer under guidance of your category lead to plan and optimise the best range for customers within your area,through analysing commercial inputs and ensuring effective range planning and price architecture to deliver market leading assortments.
You will use your analytical and commercial skills to plan and optimise the best range for customers within your category. You will work under the guidance of your L5 Merchandising Manager, or where applicable, L6 Merchandiser, to deliver your agreed KPIs including; sales, profit, stock, skus, availability, margin and risk management.
You will also maximise opportunities as they arise and lead the in-season trading to potentialise the outcome for both customers and your category. Not only this,You will task manage Merchandise Assistant/s relevant to your product category, ensuring they have clear guidelines to fulfil their role.

SOME OF YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• You will be accountable for accurately planning and forecasting sales, stock, profit and SKUs for the Merchandiser L5 and Trade Planning team.
• You will be accountable for the commercial and customer success of a product range through range planning and agile in-season trading, using analysis and reporting from Product Operations.
• Through the Merchandising Assistants you will manage the flow of stock for your office, controlling inventory levels and open to buy. You are accountable for maximising availability across channels whilst minimising inventory holding costs and other supply chain costs.
• You will work at pace and with agility within a collaborative environment with your Merchandiser L5, Buyer, Head of Merchandising,Supply Chain,Trade Planning, sourcing, Trading Operations team, Design and Product Technology. Externally you will hold a strong relationship with your supplier and Brands.
• With support from your L5 Merchandising Manager, or where applicable,L6 Merchandiser, you will be accountable for forecasting assortment Sales, Stock and Margin KPIs, deciding Open To Buy parameters that meet commercial and customer targets.
• In collaboration with Buying, you will need to make season trading and volume decisions along with the commercial terms and product lifecycle with the suppliers.
• You will Task Manage relevant Merchandising Assistant partner/s in your team.

BENEFITS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE ROLE:

• ️ - Full - time working holiday entitlement 22 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is prorated for part time hours).
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  - - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy
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• Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not

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• You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply) You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.

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• Simple cycle to work support scheme

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• We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them

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• Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit - ttps://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/