Christopher Keats Media Limited
Junior Merchandiser
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About the Role
Our client is a streetwear fashion brand who are redefining the scene through bold design and statement pieces. They’re now looking for a Merchandiser to join the growing Buying & Merchandising team.
Reporting to the Head of Buying & Merchandising, this is a commercially focused and analytical role requiring strong experience across merchandising, planning, forecasting and trading. The successful candidate will be confident interpreting data and translating insights into clear commercial actions, with a strong understanding of WSSI, stock and intake management to maximise category performance. They will be proactive and forward-thinking, able to spot emerging trends, risks and opportunities and use these insights to influence buying, product drops and wider trading decisions. Strong communication and collaboration skills are also essential, with the ability to work effectively across teams, influence key stakeholders and support the development of more junior members of the team.
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The Role
- Support the Head of Buying & Merchandising with short & long-term planning and trading, helping to optimise range, stock and demand by territory
- Work closely with the Head of Buying & Merchandising to implement, manage and produce clear planning and reporting tools to support commercial decision making
- Analyse and react to current trading patterns, using performance, trends and competitor analysis to inform future drops
- Identify key learnings and missed opportunities from previous seasons to improve future planning
- Accountable for planning and managing category WSSI’s, under the guidance of the Head of Buying & Merchandising, helping to optimise category and drop mixes
- Own planning and trading of NOOS styles, ensuring sales are optimised and repeat orders are placed to maintain appropriate stock cover
- Manage intake and critical path in conjunction with the Product Development team
- Support the Head of Buying & Merchandising with strategy and buy analysis decks
- Coach and mentor the Merchandise Admin Assistant, supporting their development and day-to-day workload
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Technical Skills
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills, experience with Shopify/Polar Analytics is a plus
- Strong planning and forecasting skills, with the ability to manage multiple categories, drops and territories
- Strong understanding of key merchandising KPIs, including sales, margin, sell-through, stock cover, intake and availability
- Confident with commercial analysis, able to identify trends, risks and opportunities and translate data into actionable insights
- High level of numerical accuracy and attention to detail, particularly across reporting, forecasting and trading analysis
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