<p><span class="">BRANCH MERCHANDISER | LONDON | LIFESTYLE, FASHION BRAND | HYBRID WORKING | £34,000 - £36,000  + BENEFITS </span><br class="" /><br class="" /><span class="">Detail:</span></p><ul class=""><li class="">Will have a Fashion or Business Degree  </li><li class="">You will get 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays</li><li class="">Hybrid Working 2/3 days office based </li><li class="">Great progression aspects </li><li class="">International travel</li></ul><p><span class="">This international fashion</span><span class=""> </span><span class="">brand are keen to meet ambitious merchandisers who are wanting a progressive &amp; exciting career within retail. </span><br class="" /><span class="">They own over 4000 stores and are one very stable business to be a part of with new store openings happening monthly. </span><br class="" /><br class="" /><span class="">As the Assistant Merchandiser you will have the ownership of your own categories and enjoy working collaboratively with your merchandiser and Buying teams. </span><br class="" /><br class="" /><span class="">You'll have been in a head office role, with a fashion or lifestyle brand ideally, and will have a clear understanding of trading, managing OTB, WSSI and the ability to get into the data. All whilst being actively involved with choosing &amp; building commercial ranges for the brand. </span><br class="" /><br class="" /><span class="">The Role: </span></p><ul class=""><li class="">Experience with reviewing and analysing sales curves</li><li class="">Be able to identify buying patterns for your department and act on them in &amp; ahead of a new season</li><li class="">Review performance at sizing and colour level with your MAA</li><li class="">Proven track record of pulling trade reports around best sellers, product sales performance and provide actions you suggest should be taken to maximise profits and sales </li><li class="">Present Monday Trade meetings with top line key information for your area</li><li class="">Ability to write and communicate clear and concise trade notes </li><li class="">Make recommendations around re-forecasting, markdowns and promotional activity </li><li class="">Awareness of the WSSI is essential as you will be responsible for a sub-group </li><li class="">Awareness of OTB levels and how to work with the Buying team to utilise this effectively  </li><li class="">Update seasonal re-coding and intake levels with the support of your MAA </li><li class="">Lead critical path progress updates with your Merchandiser and Buying counterparts </li><li class="">Ensure launch dates remain on time </li><li class="">Propose delivery actions where required, i.e short shipments, cancellations, re-phasing and the airing of goods </li><li class="">Conduct store and comp shops with your buying team on a regular basis </li><li class="">Work with buying team and head office POS / VM teams to push product effectively across stores and online</li></ul><p> </p><p>BBBH31901</p>