Merchandising Assistant

KATIE LOXTON; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have the exciting opportunity to join our team as a Merchandising Assistant!

In this position, you'll play an integral role within the business, working as part of the Merchandising team and collaborating across various teams as the go-to person for stock management! You'll be comfortable handling data and spreadsheets and will use your understanding of key stock management metrics to keep our processes running smoothly.

You will be creating key business reports, managing stock housekeeping, and ensuring that products are enabled or disabled online - all while making sure everything runs efficiently. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with the team to review processes and find ways to improve.

This is a part-time position covering 20 hours a week, ideally working in the mornings to ensure the team has all necessary information needed. We are prepared to be flexible for the right candidate.

If you have strong Excel skills, a keen understanding of stock management, and thrive in a fast-paced e-commerce environment, we want to hear from you!

You will be based at our Head Office in Banbury with the freedom to work from home two days a week on average; this may flex up or down depending on business needs.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

• Creating key business reports to support the Merchandising team in completing core tasks.
• Working with the Merchandising team to review how we can be more efficient, improving processes and automation.
• Completing key admin tasks quickly and accurately to drive the best possible customer outcomes.
• Reviewing trading stock pots and taking actions to ensure housekeeping is of a high standard. This will include negative stock, retail back orders, and transfer orders.
• Working with the Merchandising team to manage our house customer accounts, creating and updating the relevant documents and proposing actions.
• Managing our retail product to ensure that lines are enabled and disabled online.
• Updating performance tracking documentation on a weekly/periodic basis.
• Any other ad hoc duties as reasonably requested by the Company.

THE TALENT YOU'LL BRING

• Good Microsoft Excel knowledge, including the ability to create and use pivot tables and lookups, in addition to creating & managing readable reports tailored to your audience.
• Awareness of stock management and how product moves through to the end customer.
• Making suggestions for the business to maximize KPIs.
• Previous experience working in a high-paced environment.
• Previous experience using both a manual and automated allocation system.
• Experience within an e-commerce business is preferred.
• Previous experience of 1 year within a similar role is desirable.

PERFECTLY PACKAGED

• A salary of £25,000 FTE.
• 25 days holiday (FTE) rising to 27 with length of service, plus bank holidays.
• A broad benefits package including our staff favorite - a very generous staff discount across both our brands. See all of our benefits on our careers portal.
• Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further.
• An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we're proud to be part of. Find out more about us and our culture on our careers portal.

Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton. Since then, we have gone from strength to strength, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing our business beyond the UK. We know that part of that growth comes from the fact that we take diversity and inclusion very seriously. We strive to be the best in our field, and we know that happens by hiring a diverse team and encouraging everyone to be their authentic selves when working with us. We don't hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities - it's what you bring to the team that counts.

We are always striving to improve our way of working to be more inclusive, diverse, and equal, including encouraging all team members to bring their ideas to the table as we know this is key to our continued success.