Merchandise Manager

SAVERS; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Merchandise Manager

This role does not involve management of people, merchandise only.

Based in Dunstable Head Office.

Role Purpose:
To build and maintain store plans in collaboration with the commercial and supply chain team to ensure the most optimum plans are rolled out to the stores to drive commerciality, sales, and right stock.

This job is a good fit for you if:

1. Have in-store knowledge of shop ability and varying shop kit.
2. Be strong at merchandising and managing stock.
3. Be comfortable in challenging the right pinch points between Store Operations, Replenishment & Commerciality.
4. Effective in communication with all relevant departments.
5. Proficient in Excel.
6. Flexible to travel to and work from Head Office in Dunstable and stores across the UK, if needed.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for getting stock in-out of mock shop.
2. Merchandising section from scratch to finish.
3. Being involved in commercial and operational review & carry out changes as needed.
4. Building plans to fit 90% of the stores in the business.
5. Use Excel database to optimise the plans.
6. Capture data to translate physical bays into virtual store.
7. Prepare planners for RAMS.
8. Updating the planner on a weekly basis for new and discontinued lines.
9. Review weekly new and discontinued lines in store to ensure accuracy of planner.
10. Circulate plans to stores and other relevant departments.
11. Preparing Ad hoc plan updates.
12. Meeting deadlines to prepare plans.
13. Pick on any key stock issues in stores and flag with relevant department.
14. Prepare guidance pictures for stores of any new range launch.
15. Support in making RMS better through feedback from key departments.
16. Keeping the plans and picture library up to date with any updates.