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Merchandise Assistant

Leicester
Posted 11 days ago
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Overview

Home. There’s no place like it. And there’s no feeling like helping people create the joy of feeling truly at home.

At Dunelm, that’s what we do.

We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares because we make home life lovelier for our customers. And the caring and supportive culture we've created makes this a place you'll feel right at home too.

Working as part of our Merchandising team, you will be involved in trading your department to delight our customers with our product range. You'll work closely with our Merchandisers to ensure our products are in the right place, at the right time. You'll analyse sales data, manage stock levels, and collaborate with suppliers to support the department's success.

Central Merchandise Team

The Central Merchandising team plays a key role in all stages of the product lifecycle, taking on the tasks that require a consistent approach so are better completed Centrally.

This role is a hybrid opportunity.

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The Central Merchandise Assistant plays a vital role in the Commercial team structure. You will be the main point of contact for the Buying and Merchandise teams when they need to upload or change data in our systems.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to become an expert on key processes and understand the impact data changes can make on the wider business. You will make sure data changes do not impact our Stores, Warehouses or Customers in a negative way.

The best part of the role is making friends across the commercial teams and being the go to for advice or support, making Dunelm a great place to work.

Our Key Responsibilities Include

  • Ensuring data is correctly maintained in Sunflower and uses have the appropriate access for their role.
  • Supporting the uploading of new products through accurate Article Creates.
  • The maintenance of Master Data in SAP through the change request process.

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A Strong Central Merchandise Assistant will take Pride in their work and have a ‘Right first time’ approach to the daily tasks presented to them.

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  • You will Build professional expertise in the core daily tasks becoming an expert in SAP, Sunflower, and other systems to help others to make the right decisions.
  • It can get busy during peak so you will need to manage Timelines/ deadlines and prioritise tasks.
  • You will need to be organised with a can do attitude.
  • A passion for attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Highly numerical.
  • Ability to focus on tasks.
  • Passion for product & trading.
  • Hardworking with a strong “can do” attitude.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.
  • Proactive & self-motivated.
  • Curiosity. Willing to listen and learn. Will ask for help when it’s needed.
  • Proficient in excel, word and PowerPoint.

Colleagues have the option to support their career development by completing a Level 4 apprenticeship qualification (company funded).

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Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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