About the Role
A vacancy exists within the Merchandising Department for a Merchandising Administrator.
This role supports the Merchandising Department in delivering key business objectives. The ideal candidate will maximise the opportunity to deliver on business and department objectives. We will need you to be a confident communicator, ready to provide fantastic Merchandising support. Organised, analytical and with great attention to detail you’ll enjoy the level of exposure that this role offers. It is the perfect role for a dedicated individual experienced in supporting a busy team, ideally in Merchandising.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures relevant Merchandising information is accurate and available to stakeholders.
- Liaises with stakeholders to deliver accurate planograms and / or floorplans, as well as any supplementary information.
- Support decision making by providing space insights and knowledge.
- Act as a central point of communication for the National Buying Department and the wider business on Merchandising matters.
- Operate the space planning software system (Spaceman) and ensure the information contained within is kept up to date. Conduct space utilisation analysis on an ongoing basis and make suggestions for improvements.
- Provide feedback to the Merchandising Manager to ensure systems are fit for purpose and meet ongoing needs.
- Conduct store visits where necessary, including visiting competitor’s stores.
- Deal with day-to-day activities arising within the merchandising department.
Benefits
- You’ll get 5 weeks’ paid holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Hybrid working model which will allow employees to work 3 days a week from office and 2 days a week from home.
- Company Pension (after 4 years).
- Private Employee Medical Insurance (after 4 years).
- Long service awards and sick pay entitlement.
- Maternity, paternity, neonatal and adoption leave after 1 year
Essential Requirements
- Driven and passionate about making an impact and be commercial and professional in their approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and administration skills.
- Commercially minded and a strong understanding of working in a retail business. FMCG experience desirable.
- Proven ability to work on own initiative and effectively manage deadlines within the agreed process (project management).
- Experience in a busy, deadline driven environment. Prior experience of working in a team environment.
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Full drivers’ license.
Desirable requirements
- Space Planning Software/Spaceman experience.
- Experience in presenting to key stakeholders and working within a project team.
- Experience in managing and delivering change.
- Experience of using Excel, Business, Product, CAD drawings or SAP systems.
- Experience creating, checking or implementing planograms and category management.