Inventory Collaboration

• Work closely with the Inventory Team to recommend:
  • Stockholding strategy.
  • Inventory influencers.
  • Order timing.
  • Container utilisation.
  • Seasonal stock builds.
• Support Inventory with forecasting and commercial recommendations whilst recognising that Inventory retain responsibility for replenishment planning and purchase order placement.

Pricing & Promotions

• Support pricing reviews and margin improvement initiatives.
• Recommend promotional activity to improve sales and stock performance.
• Monitor the effectiveness of pricing and promotional activity.

Digital Performance

• Review product performance across digital channels.
• Identify opportunities to improve product visibility, SEO and online conversion.
• Work with Product Managers, Product & Merchandising Coordinators and Marketing to enhance product content and customer experience.

Commercial Projects

• Support supplier rationalisation projects.
• Identify direct sourcing opportunities.
• Lead agreed commercial improvement projects.
• Support ESE and Slingsby commercial alignment initiatives where appropriate.

Cross Functional Working

• Work closely with:
  • Product Managers to support category strategy and product performance.
  • Product & Merchandising Coordinators to ensure product information supports commercial objectives.
  • Marketing to maximise campaign effectiveness, SEO and product visibility.
  • Inventory to optimise stockholding and replenishment decisions.
  • Sales to identify opportunities for growth and improve customer outcomes.

2. Other Responsibilities

• Comply with Company policies and procedures.
• Represent the Company professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Carry out additional duties consistent with the role and business requirements.

3. Key Measures of Success

• Achievement of sales, margin and stock objectives.
• Improved stock turn and working capital.
• Reduction in aged and obsolete stock.
• Successful delivery of seasonal plans.
• Effective Product Promotional performance to include Sale, Clearance and Offers.
• Improved online product performance.
• Successful delivery of commercial improvement projects.
• Effective collaboration across Product, Marketing and Inventory.

4. Personal Specification

Experience

• Previous experience in a commercial, merchandising, buying, product, e-commerce or data-focused role would be advantageous.
• Experience of maintaining accurate product information across business systems or websites would be beneficial.

Technical skills/Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, PivotTables, filtering and analysing large volumes of data.
• Confident working with numerical information and able to interpret sales, margin and pricing data.
• Good general IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Experience of product information management, ERP or e-commerce systems would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• A good standard of general education, including GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
• No specific degree or professional qualification is required; relevant experience and aptitude are more important.

Personal qualities

• A collaborative team player who builds positive working relationships and willingly supports colleagues to achieve shared objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in understanding product and customer performance.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate information.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• Well organised, able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Apply

Apply via LinkedIn, email hrdepartment@slingsby.com or drop in your CV at HC Slingsby PLC Otley Road, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 7LW