Buying and Merchandising Trading Assistant

cambridgeshire, england, United Kingdom

We are supporting a fashion retailer in their search for a Buying and Merchandising Trading Assistant to join their Cambridgeshire Head Office.

The brand is going from strength to strength and have successfully carved themselves a niche in the market. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Merchandising Admin Assistant to grow in their career.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing intake into the warehouse, ensuring collections are received in time for launches

Liaise directly with international factories and freight forwarders, negotiating costs

Setting up stock on back office systems

Actioning Monday trade reporting, covering line cards, covers by size, sell throughs

Manage website visual merchandising across the brands 3 main territories

Forecasting sales and stock level to achieve sale plans and margin/profit for the department

Monitoring the department performance and identifying opportunities and highlighting risks

Working closely with the Buying team, assisting with admin and adhoc tasks

Assist with range planning, line card management and WSSI

The successful candidate will:

Currently be a Merchandise Admin Assistant

Be confident in Excel

Have experience working in a fashion brand

Be a quick learner and able to work within a dynamic team, adapting to the daily needs of the team

Be commercially minded, with excellent analytic skills and high attention to detail

The role is hybrid, with a minimum of one day working from the brands Cambridgeshire Head Office.

***Only successful candidates will be contacted***