Assistant Merchandiser - 6 Month

Assistant Merchandiser 6 Month FTC London I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Merchandiser to join a well known retailer based in London, supporting the Merchandising team to ensure continued growth in the department. Some of your key responsibilities will include;

• Analysing sales reports and performance, taking ownership on decisions on potential risks and opportunities.
• Analyse flow lines and accurately order.
• Profit management.
• Assisting with stock and sales control for stores and web
• Working closely with the buying, QA and sourcing teams to ensure accurate critical path management.
• General support with ad hoc commercial & merchandising projects
• Identifying over-stocks and opportunities to trade surplus stock The ideal candidate will have good excel skills, enjoy working with numbers, have a keen interest in retail and can demonstrate a good understanding of a head office merchandising role additional key requirements for the role;
• Previous experience in retail Merchandising is essential, as an experienced Merchandising Assistant or an Assistant Merchandiser
• Highly accurate with a good attention to detail
• Ability to manage a varied workload with conflicting deadlines.
• High commercial awareness
• Strong numerical skills with the ability to analyse data.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good working knowledge of MS Office products specifically Excel