Digital Merchandsing Assistant

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview

Reporting into the Senior Digital Buying & Merchandising Manager, you will work cross functionally across the wider business to assist in defining the Digital Buying Strategy. In particular E-commerce, Retail, Merchandising and Planning to ensure a 360 approach in the execution. You will also work closely with our Licensing teams to assist in the growth of the future Digital Assortment, sourcing new opportunities when they arise.

Location: Olaf Street, Stella McCartney Head Office, London

Working Pattern: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Your Role & Responsibilities

OTB Planning

1. Assist with OTB planning across all Mainline and Licensing Categories for each Campaign, to ensure a realistic planned seasonal growth across both sales & ST%. Using historical data, current trends and future strategies to help assist.

Buy

1. Assist in the multiple buying campaigns in Paris & Milan across the year, defining the assortment and working collaboratively with the Retail & Marketing teams to ensure a clear alignment.
2. Be a key driver in the story building for the assortment with a strong understanding of current trends and the importance of seasonal drops.
3. Strong analytical skills, in particular with sizing ratios to own the size curve strategy of the assortment.
4. Own the inputting of the buy into the buying tool JOOR, ensuring core sizing which is relevant to our 3 key digital sites .com, Farfetch & TMALL.
5. Assist with the learnings and growth of the 3 different digital strategies for .com, Farfetch & TMALL, offering ideas and key learnings for each of the different platforms.

Licensing

1. Take ownership in the launch plan of our Licensing categories on .com; Adidas, Kidswear & Eyewear. Working with the Trading Team, carefully plan drops based on stories and seasonality, monitor stock and liaise with the Account Managers to ensure a smooth and successful launch.
2. Monitor sales and ST% throughout the season, consistently looking for new opportunities throughout reorders and customer demand.
3. Play a key part in evolving customer retention through our Licensing partners to nurture and encourage a mainline purchase.

Stock Management/Trade

1. Own the stock lifecycle from production to launch to trade to ensure the stock is always in the right place at the right time.
2. Be proactive with stock cover, liaising with the planning team to keep core sizes in stock.
3. Own the Carryover Range plan, tracking online & offline styles, stock, sales and opportunity to ensure an ‘always in stock’ motto.
4. Own Searchandising & product filters to maximise sales.

Your Talent

1. A driven self-starter & problem solver.
2. Great interpersonal & communication skills.
3. A quick learner who takes initiative and is excited about the fast-paced eCommerce world.
4. Outstanding computer skills with ability to learn new software applications quickly.
5. Team player with initiative, ability to prioritize, multi-task without sacrifice of attention to detail and thrive in fast-paced environment.
6. Strong analytical skills with a strong problem solving background.

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

1. Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products.
2. Matched pension contribution up to 6%.
3. Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance.
4. Annual Health Screening.
5. Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave.
6. Flexible working/core hours.
7. Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages.
8. Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme.
9. Fitness membership (Classpass credits).
10. Volunteer and Birthday leave.
11. Health cash plan.
12. Financial wellbeing program.
13. Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services.
14. Employee referral bonus.

Optional/ Paid Benefits

Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.