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| Job Title: |
Merchandiser - Moda (Maternity cover) |
| Location: |
George, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XH |
| Description: |
Reporting to the Merchandise Manager for the Ladieswear team, and working closely with the Buyer for this area.
Key Strategic Responsibilities:
•Overall Department Strategy.
•Market strategy, customer and competitor profiles
•Best utilisation of space to provide customer choice
•Determine category splits against sales and options, as set in strategy
•Price architecture
•Good / Better / Best Mix.
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| Responsibilities: |
Key Operational Responsibilities:
•Managing sales, stock and markdown to agreed strategy to maximise sales and profit.
•Managing product critical path and lifecycle to ensure launch availability and full availability on continuity lines.
•Range planning - Correct mix of product / options / Customer choice
•Selection – phasing, ranking, setting buy quantities
•Historical analysis – best/worst sellers, SPF, supplier performance.
•Manage markdowns within set budgets, to deliver agreed profit targets
•In season trading – identify and spend OTB to maximise sales
•Intake management to achieve agreed stock targets
•Availability
•Liaison with Sale Developers and Branch Merchandisers on space and option management.
•Liaising with and visiting suppliers
•Gain understanding of customer – regular store visits, comp shops and attending customer listening groups
•Awareness of marketing activity
•Continue to review competitors price strategy throughout season
•To manage and develop 2 Assistant Merchandisers
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| Requirements and Qualifications: |
We are looking for an experienced Merchandiser to continue driving sales in this area.
Closing Date: 30th March 2010 |