As Disturbia continues to grow, the need has arisen to hire an Assistant Merchandiser. 
 
The Assistant Merchandiser will be a key part of the Merchandising team, ensuring the right product is in the right place, at the right time.  The successful applicant will help drive sales and profitability by analysing data to gain insights into product performance across the global business, managing stock levels, and optimising product availability. 

Working closely with the Merchandising team, as well as Buying, Design, E-commerce and Marketing teams, you will assist in trading and planning decisions to ensure the best possible customer experience. 

Key Responsibilities of the Assistant Merchandiser:

• Producing daily and weekly sales reporting, and contributing to weekly trade analysis to identify key opportunities and risks, along with proposed actions. This includes suggestions for repeats, cancellations and markdowns, with the ability to illustrate the implications on intake margin and profitability,
• Weekly analysis on returns, sizing and pricing,
• Weekly analysis on global brand performance by region, country and category, with particular focus on sales, stock and on-order balance,
• Proposing actions to improve slow-performing stock, including but not limited to markdowns and promotional activity,
• Actualising WSSIs and line card data on a regular basis and supporting the senior merchandiser with forecasting,
• Working with the buying team to maintain the critical path,
• Maintaining the range plan and business roll-ups, and supporting purchase order maintenance, including size ratios for New and Repeat orders,
• Updating the delivery schedule and forecasting business intake to ensure targets are achieved in line with forecasts for all global DCs,
• Contributing to Monthly and Quarterly hindsight packs and feeding back lessons learnt to influence business decisions, both in season and for future planning,
• Producing insightful historical analysis to aid business strategy and range planning,
• Maintaining a strong cross-functional presence to support business data needs.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a fashion retail head office.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with reporting tools, line cards, WSSIs, trade reporting and forecasting and an ability to create action plans from analysis.
• Experience working within a fast-paced, head-office trading environment
• An enthusiastic interest in fashion and a passion for data and numbers
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and work under pressure, with an ability to prioritise workload and manage up
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-motivated, pro-active problem solver
• Excellent communication skills
• Working knowledge of Power B.I. is a plus.
• Experience at the Assistant Merchandiser level is a plus

Disturbia Benefits:

• Annual leave allowance starting at 21 days + bank holidays, increasing with every year of service up to 27 days;
• The opportunity to buy more holidays if you want them, and spread the cost over 12 months; 
• Hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week;
• Up to 50% Disturbia discount;
• Blow-out company parties twice a year;
• An amazing office culture where community and support is the center of our ethos;
• Flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle;
• A company social fund where we put a portion of money away each month to put towards team and company social activities;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Surprise little treats from time to time like snacks, food vans, early finishes and competitions with generous prizes. 

About Disturbia

Welcome to Disturbia. We're an independent, subculture-led fashion brand creating unconventionally authentic attire for a global community of kindred spirits who think and act outside the box of normalcy.

Our designs are informed and inspired by the outcast, the esoteric, and the occult- we're always spinning fashion trends on their head in new and unexpected ways. We stand for the other in society, and always want to do right by our community - all while having a hell of a lot of fun in the process.

As we continue to grow, so too do we continually seek like-minded individuals to join our ranks. The right candidate for any position will be passionate about their work and dedicated to making the brand the best that it can be as we expand into new frontiers.
Inclusivity is a guiding principle in the culture at Disturbia, whether for our employees, customers or suppliers. 

We have created an environment where our people feels valued, respected and celebrated for their unique qualities and perspectives. We are committed to prioritising our awareness, constantly learning and growing as we strive to create a more inclusive and empowered future for all we cross paths with.

Our commitment to belonging is woven into the fabric of our company values, driving us to always support diversity and inclusivity as we celebrate the magic in everyone.