Merchandiser

Net World Sports is entering an exciting new chapter, expanding globally while continuing to grow into new sports and product lines. As a Merchandiser, you’ll be right at the heart of that growth — driving stock performance, supporting supplier relationships and ensuring our products remain competitive and profitable in an increasingly global market. This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll work closely with Buying, Marketing, Operations and Senior leadership to maximise sales and stock efficiency. If you’re commercially driven and eager to take ownership in a fast-paced environment, this is your chance to make a real difference as we accelerate into the next stage of our journey.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain relationships with core suppliers and shareholders
• Assist with supplier negotiations on cost price, lead time and payment terms
• Create and analyse stock and sales performance reports, highlighting opportunities to drive sales
• Manage pricing across categories to remain competitive without compromising profitability
• Analyse sales trends, inventory levels and production schedules to create purchase orders and manage inventory within budget
• Forecast demand and manage stock to prevent out-of-stock occurrences
• Build collaborative relationships across departments to maximise sales, profit and efficient stock management
• Identify opportunities to improve product performance, checking reviews and refund reports

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar fast‑paced role, with buying/purchasing experience essential
• Experience working with overseas suppliers, typically from the East Asia region
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness
• Proficiency in Excel for ordering spreadsheets and stock/sales reporting, confident across Microsoft programs
• Ability to extract data and develop strong awareness of business systems
• Ability to work proactively and re-actively in a fast‑paced environment and remain calm under pressure
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively
• Highly organised, self-motivated, detail-oriented, with good knowledge of WSSI and category planning

What You’ll Get

• Health & Wellbeing: workouts, run club, nature trail, wellness allowances, gym memberships, on‑site gym, golf memberships & mental health support
• 29 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – increases with length of service
• Flexible working hours
• Social events: busy schedule of parties, sports tournaments, charity events & more
• Table tennis, pool tables & sports equipment in the office
• Additional benefits: help‑to‑buy scheme, cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounted travel schemes & more
• Product discount on Net World Sports & affiliate partner products
• Subsidised on‑site bistro – serving freshly prepared food every day for breakfast & lunch
• Employee recognition: bonuses & commission schemes, performance, length of service & life event rewards
• Employee support: saving schemes, legal & financial advice, parental guidance

OUR VALUES

• Go above and beyond: get stuck in and show your passion
• Ideas over hierarchy: if you have an idea, speak up – it doesn’t matter what role you’re in, we want everyone to shout about ways the business can develop and improve
• Be bold, move fast: we value speed; we make fast decisions, trust our guts and get things done efficiently
• Keep it simple: don’t over‑complicate it
• Results driven: we embrace results that drive positive change, even if it means occasional failure; mistakes are valuable as long as we learn from them and avoid repeating them
• Growth: we’re a fast‑growing business and we want our staff to grow with us

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