South Beach Official
Retail Assistant Merchandiser
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Retail Assistant Merchandiser
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Based: Head Office, Trafford Park, Manchester
Continental Textiles, home to our fast-growing brands South Beach and Loungeable, is seeking a Retail Assistant Merchandiser to join our Marketplace team. This role will take ownership of designated Marketplace and Concessions accounts, covering day-to-day trading, performance analysis, stock visibility, product onboarding, and partner portal accuracy.
Working closely with internal teams and external marketplace partners, the successful candidate will help identify commercial opportunities, resolve operational issues, and ensure products are launched, maintained, and traded effectively across each channel. We are looking for someone who is highly organised, commercially aware, and confident working with data, with strong attention to detail and the ability to build effective relationships in a fast-paced retail environment.
Key Responsibilities
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Take ownership of the day-to-day trading and merchandising of designated Marketplace and Concessions accounts, working closely with key EU-based platforms including Zalando, helping to drive sales, availability, and stock performance.
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Analyse sales, stock, availability, returns, and sell-through to identify risks, opportunities, and recommended trading actions.
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Produce regular trading and marketplace performance reports, highlighting sales performance, returns, markdown activity, stock health, bestsellers, slow sellers, and commercial opportunities.
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Prepare accurate data and clear analysis to support seasonal planning, future buys, forecasting, range reviews, trading meetings, and marketplace reporting.
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Maintain accurate merchandising trackers, range plans, stock files, critical paths, and partner documents.
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Monitor stock availability and inventory health across marketplace channels, escalating risks, and recommending actions to maximise sales opportunities.
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Work closely with Import Merchandising, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams on critical path management, delivery updates, intake visibility, and stock movement communications.
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Coordinate product onboarding, launches, and ongoing marketplace maintenance, ensuring product data, pricing, listings, attributes, and account information are accurate, compliant, and kept up to date.
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Monitor marketplace product status and launch performance, proactively resolving issues that may impact product visibility, availability, or sales.
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Investigate and resolve trading and operational issues, including product listing errors, pricing discrepancies, stock availability issues, EAN/barcode queries, imagery concerns, and partner platform rejections.
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Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external marketplace partners, ensuring timely communication of trading performance, launches, stock risks, and operational priorities.
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Skills Required:
- Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, or related field preferred.
- 2+ years of experience in retail merchandising, preferably in a similar role.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data and trends.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions such as pivot tables and X/VLOOKUP.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Experience in critical path management and trading.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Our Values:
At Continental Textiles, we believe in building a diverse and inclusive team. We’re looking for individuals who align with our values:
- Kindness
- Commitment
- Passion
- Creativity
- Dynamism
- Inclusivity
- Trustworthiness
Benefits include:
- Hybrid working (3 days Office/ 2 days WFH)
- Flexible working hours
- 32 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
- Christmas shutdown
- Regular performance reviews and career development
- Free onsite parking
- Discounted products and sample sales
- A fun, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
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