Concessions Assistant Merchandiser

White Stuff was established in 1985 through a simple idea. This idea grew and now we have shops and concessions in the UK and internationally, selling women’s and men’s clothing as well as beautiful accessories and homeware. Our original prints (all designed in house), intricate details and considered design touches reflect our personality and make us subtly distinctive.

Our people are at the heart of our brand, constantly moving and driving us forward. We’re sociable, talented and like minded and we’re not hierarchical or political in how we do business. We encourage entrepreneurial ideas and accountability at all levels.

Who you are:

You will have a passion and enthusiasm for product and a keen interest in our product categories. You’ll have the ability to multitask and work independently in a fast-paced environment. It’s essential to have a keen eye for detail and accuracy and you need to have amazing time management, communication, and organizational skills.

Primary objective of the job:

As an Assistant Merchandiser at White Stuff, you will support the Merchandiser to plan and trade our concessions. You will think commercially and innovatively in order to maximise sales and profit, and minimise markdown.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supports Merchandiser in development of seasonal strategy by concession, which reflects company strategy and maximises department profit performance.

• Review the concessions weekly budgets under guidance of the Merchandiser.

• Support the Merchandiser in planning options for each concession – online and stores.

• Manage the allocation of right stock at the right time to each concession and store.

• Collate and produce weekly trade analysis for each concession to support in delivering maximum profit for the season, irrespective of fluctuating trends, retail climate and internal and external circumstances.

• Fortnightly trade catch up with each concession - maintain strong relationships, manage critical path and monitor ranking across the brands – making suggestions on how to improve.

• Update merchandising team and wider leadership team on concession lessons learnt which could improve sales across other channels.

• Management of stock by channel – drive sell through and profit.

• Manage despatch forecast with our DC team and each of the concessions.

• Manage daily despatch alongside the operations team, to ensure lines are enriched and compliance across the concessions.