Marks & Spencer
Assistant Merchandiser Womenswear
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About Us
From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.
To stay close to customers, we expect our support teams to come into the office three days a week. We think that learning comes from working alongside each other, and that spending time with our teams makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.
What you'll do
As the Assistant Merchandiser Advanced on Womenswear you will take full ownership for budgeting, promotional and clearance markdown, in-season trading and exit decisions and intake and volume plan.
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Your key accountabilities will include
- Manage ongoing stock planning
- Provide reporting on supplier performance against KPIs
- Manage promotional and clearance markdown
- Manage in-season and exit trading
- Coordinate stock allocation to stores
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include
- Working to at least Assistant Merchandiser level at a major retailer
- Passionate about M&S and the menswear product range - confident initiating trading actions.
- Technical knowledge of the end to end buy to store process
- Experience of using the relevant IT support systems
- Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
- Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying and Technology
- Strong communication and influencing skill
Everyone's welcome
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
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