Assistant Merchandiser

Assistant Merchandiser Role Overview

The Assistant Merchandiser (AM) supports the Merchandising team to achieve optimal efficiency, delivering the department plan on customer, sales, and profit. The AM ensures the right stock and intake is available, maximises product and store potential, and collaborates across merchandising and key business areas.

Responsibilities

• Support product mix planning and sign‑off on pack reporting and analysis.
• Assist in developing the store‑level range plan with the Merchandiser/Buyer.
• Create accurate size ratios for all buys and ensure planners are correct for the order‑raising process.
• Support Merchandise Assistants in creating purchase orders via upload and reconcile supplier order books.
• Collate bookings with the Buying team, prioritise intake, and review booked lines for optimal stock placement.
• Review trade reporting, collate key findings, and prepare weekly department trade emails.
• Analyze sales data to identify trade actions, suggest cancellations, re‑phasing, markdowns, and propose actions to Merchandiser.
• Identify priority stores each week, review and propose actions, and manage distribution changes.
• Approve weekly divisional price changes before upload and review branch actions for completion.
• Conduct store visits, gather reports and feedback, and assist with new store stock packages.
• Set up and review linecards, identify ideal… level actions, and carry out any ad‑hoc analysis as required.
• Oversee Merchandise Assistant’s weekly tasks and build collaborative relationships across functions.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong analytical, data‑driven mindset with high numerical accuracy.
• Attention to detail and ability to enter and check data accurately.
• Proficiency in Excel and confidence using trade tools.
• Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships at all levels.
• Ownership of work, initiative, and ability to deliver on key responsibilities.
• Teamwork orientation, sharing information and supporting colleagues.
• Positive, flexible, and responsive to business needs with a continuous learning mindset.

Training Requirements

• GUI Shogun, Intermediate Excel, and trade knowledge sign‑off attendance.
• Size ratio tool, Planner (Planogram), purchase order creation (PO upload), and reconcile process.
• Bookings & weekly intake, trade actions, weekly divisional price changes, linecard management.
• Store visits, new store reviews, branch actions, Sales Analysis, cost prices.
• On‑the‑job shadowing with support from online resources; face‑to‑face training on key tools where relevant.

Benefits

• Staff discount on JD Group and other brands within the organisation.
• Personal development opportunities to learn and grow at work.

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