Role Purpose:
To assist the Merchandise planning manager in the planning, purchasing, intake and distribution of merchandise to maximise sales and margin for the department. Developing effective working relationships with both suppliers and internal colleagues. Ultimately this will lead you to taking full responsibility and ownership for merchandising a designated area within the department you are working in.
Role measurement:
• Achievement of all KPI targets for Home & Leisure against a balanced scorecard of customers, sales and profit, colleagues and operations
• My Plan
• Key stakeholder feedback
• Launch Availability
• Critical Path Management
• Stock Turn and Cover
Dimensions:
• Achieve sales and margin for Home & Leisure to agreed finance plan.
• Ensure stock targets are worked within through use of prioritising stock intake
• Ensure maximum availability on Never out of stock lines
Key Relationships:
• Merchandising Team
• Suppliers
• Technical Team
• Buying Team
• Supply chain
• Retail operations/Trade planning
Accountabilities:
Customer
• Develop positive working relationships with all suppliers and Hong Kong office, ensuring fully conversant with all orders passing through the system working closely with the buying team
• Continually communicate with suppliers about the status of orders to help to ensure the critical path is kept up to date and accurate, highlighting any issues to the Merchandiser/Senior Merchandiser
Colleague
• Develop skills from all sources that will support taking greater responsibility to enable management of own area within the department
• Being a supportive and effective team member
Operational
• Assist in the department strategy, demonstrating an understanding of the merchandising figures to actively contribute and make suggestions.
• Input into planning and category strategy process by completing 4 week review, Best & Worst and other attribute analysis that will help build range ahead of sign off.
• Establish key working relationships with Buying, Supply Chain and store operations, communicating effectively across all levels and channels
• Effectively communicates across the team and suppliers on any issues, proposes solutions and updates accordingly
• Undertake any relevant administrative duties for the department including range doc maintenance, delivery schedule and critical path management
• Accurately and comprehensively prepare any reports requested for weekly trading and any other meetings ensuring they are completed comprehensively and to any deadlines set. Work through exception reporting output to improve trading stance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of buying, production, supply chain and imports.
• Assist in the building of range plans and ensures all updates are complete in a timely manner and inputted correctly. Input into Sku level buys factoring in any lost potential into seasonal forecasts.