B&Q
Merchandising Assistant
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Merchandising Assistant - Decor
Permanent
Up to £32,000 + Pension + PMI + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (3 days per week in the office)
Southampton, Store Support Office
We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Merchandising Assistant and you’ll be a big part of this.
What's the job?
As a Merchandising Assistant you will support the Merchandising Manager and Assistant Merchandiser to deliver the category strategy through the coordination of a suite of activities including analytics, reporting, trading updates and query resolution to drive a profitable sales performance across all channels.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Join forces with the Category Merchandiser and Assistant Merchandiser to craft a strategy that delights our customers. You’ll gather trading updates, reports, and insights to spot opportunities.
- Be the backbone of our management information suite, handling sales performance, forecasting, and margin reporting. You’ll identify risks and propose solutions to boost sales across all channels.
- Collaborate with the buying team on exciting projects like range reviews and promotions. You’ll plan regular project meetings and keep everyone on track with key milestones.
- Team up with Supply Chain to maintain optimal stock levels within budget.
- Execute the trading plan by ensuring campaigns are timely and complete, flagging any risks to stakeholders.
- Plan and execute stock exit strategies across all channels to minimize stock write-offs.
- Be the go-to contact for resolving queries and gathering feedback from stores and stakeholders. Monitor channels like Viva Engage for additional insights.
- Conduct regular store and competitor visits to stay ahead of the game.
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What We Need
To deliver this role you will have experience in:
- Strong admin and organizational skills: Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Confident communicator: Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with internal and external customers.
- Relationship building: Capable of connecting with people at all levels.
- Flexible and proactive: Takes initiative and adapts to changing situations.
- Analytical and numerical: Strong analytical skills and comfort with numbers.
- Attention to detail: Meticulous and thorough in completing tasks.
- Project management: Basic skills in managing projects.
- Microsoft Office proficiency: Intermediate skills, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
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What's in it for me?
As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!
So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.
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