About: We are industry specialists working with Retail and Wholesale Suppliers. As a team we have 25 years of recruitment and industry experience, working with Retail and Wholesale Suppliers and have always believed that best practice means keeping it simple. We are passionate about what we do and work very hard, taking the time to build strong relationships, understanding your business and personal requirements. To this end we have key goals and values that run through everything we do.
Tagged Resources client, an in-house streetwear brand, is seeking an Assistant Merchandiser with relevant industry experience to manage stock performance across assigned categories, support trading decisions, improve stock efficiency, and deliver sales and margin targets across retail and digital channels.
What the Assistant Merchandiser is looking for:
Monitor daily and weekly sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities
Lead or co-lead weekly trade reviews, presenting category performance and key actions
Provide clear, data-led recommendations on trading actions, e.g. markdowns, rebuys and stock movement.
Support delivery of sales and margin targets through effective trading decisions
Own and actively trade the stock file, including allocations, replenishment, and optimisation
Monitor stock health (availability, fragmentation, slow sellers, stock-outs)
Analyse size and product performance to drive availability and reduce risk
Grade stock using A/B/C classification based on rate of sale and seasonal relevance
Recommend and execute stock actions to improve sell-through
Monitor stock cover against targets and flag where cover is short or long
Own and maintain WSSI (Weekly Sales, Stock & Intake) for assigned areas
Contribute to forecasting and reforecasting decisions based on current performance
Analyse historical and current data to support range and stock planning
Own and actively manage stock performance across web and retail channels
Ensure stock is optimised for key trading periods and seasonal peaks
Partner with ecommerce and retail teams to maximise product visibility and sell-through
Support delivery of revenue and margin targets through effective stock management
Support stock moves between channels based on where stock is most likely to sell
Manage purchase orders and track intake delivery
Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely stock flow
Support intake planning in line with trading requirements
Support the phasing of intake so deliveries land in line with trading needs without overwhelming warehouse capacity
Support buy planning and trading strategies to deliver financial targets
Contribute to promotional and markdown planning
Identify opportunities to improve performance and mitigate risk
Identify best and worst sellers and expected rates of sale to inform trading and buy decisions
Take ownership of merchandising systems and tools to support trading decisions, including WSSI, Sales Analysis and PowerBI reporting
Maintain accurate and timely reporting
Produce clear and insightful trade reports and presentations
Help maintain accurate data flow from NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB) through to Shopify
What Tagged Resources is looking for:
Strong numerical and analytical capability
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas and scenario analysis.
Strong commercial awareness
Excellent organisation and attention to detail
Confident communicator with ability to present insights
Ability to take ownership and proactively manage workload
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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.
Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily.
