Job Description
WiggleCRC are looking to recruit a Merchandiser to join the team in our Mallusk office!
What will you be doing?
The Merchandiser is the overall owner of the range framework, ensuring full analysis has been considered, in line with any known future trends to design an overall plan to enable the Buyer to deliver an edited range of the best products for each customer segment. This must be done within the overall Department budgeted parameters, and controlled / re-forecast in season, with full communication to the wider business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and sign off the pre-season Department Budget
- Design and sign off the Department Assortment Plan
- Use historical analysis and market trends effectively to justify forward plans
- Identify the required sourcing strategy for the Department
- Manage the in-season reforecasting process
- Manage the range within the agreed parameters (width of range, clearance at end of lifecycle etc)
- Sign off Supplier Deals and Terms
- Communicate key information to the wider business (e.g. Marketing, Operations, Finance etc)
Experience:
- Proven experience in a Merchandising role within a similar retailer, preferably online merchandising.
- Must be highly numeric with intermediate skills in Excel and PowerPoint, with Oracle Retail an advantage.
- Understanding of the principles of balanced attribute range building, and able to construct and operate within a budgeted framework.
- Ability to create buying framework and manage the Buyer to operate within this.
Live your Passion – succeed together
We are driven by our winning teams who value the unique strengths we each bring. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, a people manager or technical specialist, we have a place for you.
We are all in and we win as one – there is a place for everyone in our team.
This is your opportunity to join a team that leads from the front, unafraid to pursue ambitious goals. At WiggleCRC, we support you all the way, helping you achieve your personal best.
What’s in it for you – the benefits
Along with the opportunity to work with and learn from a hugely experienced team of creative and innovative people, we also offer:
· Excellent career progression opportunities
· Learning and development programmes
· 25 days annual leave
· 5% pension contribution
· Staff discount & a company bonus scheme
· Flexible working hours with hybrid working
· Healthcare plan
· Maternity and paternity leave provision
· Company sporting events, smart casual dress code and a brilliant company culture
Being diverse and inclusive are key to our company values. You can find out more about the actions we’re taking to support diversity on the Wiggle and Chain Reaction careers page on our websites.
Please do not hesitate to contact our talent team if you would like to discuss access needs and reasonable adjustments further.
We are constantly striving to be a better business, and not just because it makes good business sense, but it’s the right thing to do. Our commitments come under one pillar named “Powering Better” in which we focus on making a difference in three key areas, planet, people, and product.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Belfast, BT36 4TY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Belfast, BT36 4TY