Merchandiser - Brands Licensing at Next Plc

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jun, 26

Salary

90000.0

Posted On

17 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Commercial Awareness, Sales Maximization, Quick Response Trading, Team Management, Product Development, Supply Base Management, Collaborative Working, Range Building, Performance Appraisal, Strategy Proposal, Supplier Relationship Building, Negotiation, Deadline Management, Problem Solving, Data Reactivity, Customer Focus

Industry

Description

About the Role: Based in Alfred Place, London. Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office, with core hours flexible between 8am to 6pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make an impact and contribute to the continuing success of the Licensing area. Licensing is a rapidly expanding department at Next, featuring childrenswear brands such as Baker by Ted Baker, smALLSAINTS, Paul Smith Junior, Little Bird by Jools Oliver, Clarks clothing and Superdry childrenswear. This role offers an excellent chance to contribute to the ongoing success of the Licensing area and make a significant impact. We are looking for a Merchandiser who has a commercial awareness, has the ability to maximise sales, and is experienced in trading a quick response department. You should also have the ability to manage a team or team members. It is critical that you have experience in product development across multiple supply bases. About You: -Collaborative working with your Buyers, Designers and Technologist to build a balanced range. -Responsible for managing and leading your own team. -Appraising previous season, departmental and supplier base performance to propose new objectives and strategy for future seasons. -Building productive relationships with suppliers, negotiating the best delivery dates. -Ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner. -Confident and decisive, you’ll be able to solve problems quickly and react to sales data. -PROFIT - The key to everything we do and every decision we make. So if you’re customer-focused, entrepreneurial, a natural leader, self-motivated, driven and organised, have a keen eye for detail and know how important strong communication is to successful teamwork, this is the place for you – and your career!! Sponsorship Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. [https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.] #LI-Onsite You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! * 25 days holiday plus bank holidays * Profit-related bonus - based on company performance * Management share options * Company car or car allowance * Private medical insurance * Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount * Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more. * Life assurance * Group income protection * Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money * Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education. * 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products * Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection * VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale * Access to NEXT staff shops * Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles * Free parking (excluding London locations) * Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location * On site dining facilities (excluding London locations) * National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets * Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership * Simply health - a healthcare subscription service * Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check. * Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office * Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office * A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners * Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Responsibilities

The role involves collaborating with Buyers, Designers, and Technologists to build a balanced product range while being responsible for managing and leading a team. Key duties include appraising past performance to propose new strategies and building supplier relationships to negotiate delivery dates.