Merchandiser

Here at Peacocks we have a fantastic opportunity for Merchandiser to join our Merchandising department. We’re looking for an ambitious, driven, and enthusiastic Merchandiser to join our team at Peacocks and help take the business to the next level!

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves a fast-paced retail environment, You’ll have the chance to take ownership, influence key commercial decisions and work closely with teams across the business to deliver exciting ranges, drive sales and maximise profit.

Working across a range of products and customers, you will balance creativity with commercial thinking, spotting opportunities, maximising sales and driving profit. We’re proud to work alongside our Brand Ambassadors, Louise Redknapp, Dani Dyer and Michael Owen, who each bring their individual style and personality to our collections, creating inspiring ranges for every season. It’s a fast-paced, collaborative environment where analytical skills, teamwork and a passion for retail come together to make a real impact on the success of our brand

You will be based at Head Office in the vibrant city centre of Cardiff. Cardiff is an accessible city with strong transport links, and London is only 2 hours away by train.

What’s in Cardiff?

• If you are considering relocation, Cardiff should top your list! A vibrant city and the hub of South Wales, Cardiff has it all – from arts and culture, sports, shopping and the great outdoors.
• Cardiff is blessed with an abundance of green spaces and we have sandy beaches and breath taking National Parks on our doorstep. Just 30 miles from Cardiff is Bannau Brycheiniog Nation Park offering spectacular scenery. We also have the sandy beaches of Barry Island, Ogmore-by-Sea and Trecco Bay – perfect for a summers day!
• Cardiff offers and exciting social scene, with numerous choices of places to eat from bistros, to award winning restaurants, and pubs and clubs where you can enjoy your style of music, whatever your taste.
• There’s Arts, Music and Drama venues staging famous plays, ballets and Operas – as well as iconic sporting venues regularly hosting high profile sporting events.

Whatever you are looking for, you will find it here in South Wales!

Responsibilities/Objectives:

Planning and organisation

• Creates a vision for the department that encompasses strategy, budget and product for both the short and long term;
• Works closely with the Buyer to build a balanced range in line with customer expectation that reflects the Peacocks brand strategy, by delivering correct product mixes, price architecture and delivers the right product at the right quantity to the right store;
• Takes responsibility for developing departmental sales, stock, intake plans, profit and markdown in order to monitor and measure performance;
• Ensure that space and option plans can deliver the departmental strategy, taking into account timings, stock builds and store layout.

Trading

• Takes responsibility for flexing trade between categories and managing mixes, optimising sales and stock levels and intake phasing, to an agreed divisional and departmental plan through effective use of WISSI’s;
• Reacts to current sales and trends, by managing OTB or current stock situations and repeating, cancelling or re-phasing where necessary or proposing promotional or markdown activity;
• Effectively manages departmental KPI’s within season, ensuring markdown and buying in margin (BIM) are controlled in order to maximise profit for the department;
• Take responsibility for managing the supply base to ensure delivery is to time and that intake targets are met, whilst anticipating risks and planning contingencies and developing solutions to problems as appropriate;
• Work alongside Stock Distribution to ensure optimum stock levels are delivered in store, to meet customer demand and expectations.

Commercial Awareness

• Work closely with the Head of Merchandising to devise a department Merchandising strategy that demonstrates a clear understanding of external factors and competitor activity;
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness by supporting and challenging the Buying teams to ensure that product ranges are planned and constructed in line with the divisional and department strategy;
• Develop a strong understanding of the customer to take account of when planning and building a range;
• Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of all merchandising systems and processes and is able to fully utilise all merchandising tools including forecasting, WISSI and BI.

The candidate will have

• At least 4 years’ experience in a similar fashion or retail role, with a good understanding of the industry and a passion for all things fashion.
• Experience in working with UK/overseas manufacturers/factories
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with experience in forecasting, range planning, managing departmental budgets (OTB) and keeping stock levels on track to maximise sales and profitability.
• Experience in working with UK/overseas manufacturers/factories
• Effective at building relationships and communicating with people across the business, from the wider team to Directors and external partners