Merchandiser
Michael Page Oldham
About Our Client
A great opportunity for an Merchandiser to join a market leading textile business in the Greater Manchester office. They design and produce textiles for the Bedroom, living room etc. They have a great reputation in the industry with a number of long service employees.They take Sustainability very seriously and are members of Better Cotton for example.
Job Description- Stock management, working to multiple supplier lead time demands to ensure stock KPI targets are met to achieve 100% availability to demand
- Analysing customer forecasts and sales information weekly / Monthly / year vs Year to assist effective planning.
- Work effectively with internal stakeholders, ensuring cohesion between sales, merchandising, production and warehouse.
- Actively monitor the sales forecasts and performances, reacting and communicating to the customer and channels team on issues for effective resolution.
- Extensive use of Excel spreadsheets to provide accurate data including:
- Maintaining both Customer and internal Sales performance vs forecast vs stock reports
- Planning stock purchase demands and warehouse intake schedules.
- Stock status reporting, communicating all over stocks and clearance lines to the sales teams to prompt targeted promotional activity.
- Continuously monitor sales run rate performance in line with stock availability to maintain targeted weeks cover
- Manage stocks and to ensure targeted stock availability is achieved whilst keep stock levels at optimum levels for the business to optimise the storage facility.
- Forward planning of demand across seasonality ranges to effectively plan factory capacity demands and
- Effective range planning alongside the sales team, maintaining accurate stock records on excel.
- Maximising turnover on all ranges as well as promotional periods through keeping close to the customer demands and forecasting requirements.
- Strong analytic background in stock management and control.
- Ideally an Assistant Merchandiser, Senior Assistant Merchandiser, Junior Merchandiser or similar
- Working at advanced level on Excel - so able to do VLOOKUP and Pivot tables
- Experience of merchandise planning in a fast moving supply chain environment.
- Ability to analyse the data and use the data to drive action
- Pro-active & organised.
- Flexible team player who doesn't mind 'mucking in' when needed.
- Numerate with attention to detail & excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines to meet customer requirements.
- Professional approach, with confidence to represent the company.
What's on Offer
Hybrid working 3 office days, 2 days working from home + 23 days holiday - rising to 25 over 2 yearsFree car parking + Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm + Discount on ProductMerchandiser
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