About: The Apricot brand was founded in 2006, beginning life in the basement of a North London building. We’ve come a long way since. When founders Philip and Sophia opened their first Apricot store, they couldn’t have dreamt their playful prints and statement designs would grow into a global brand. Though we’ve grown to over 1200 outlets across the world, we’ve still managed to keep our unique family feel, putting creativity at the heart of everything we do. Taking inspiration from travel, nature and our vibrant home city of London, we make beautiful, wearable collections that tell a timeless story. We strive to deliver the effortless design, in-house print print and fantastic quality that is so important to the Apricot customer. We currently have 17 Apricot stores with over 300 concessions in New Look and independent department stores in the UK and Ireland. You can also find our concessions in Italy, Germany, the United States and Canada.
As the Marketplace Administrator, you will play a crucial role in the success of our Brand Partnership business by supporting the Marketplace operations.
The Marketplace Administrator's responsibilities will include product data optimisation, ensuring our product listings are accurate and compelling, managing the timely and precise uploading of products to various ecommerce platforms, overseeing inventory levels and ensuring products are always available, and assisting in the daily operations of our marketplaces.
Key Responsibilities:
Marketplace:
Maintain and create new product uploads
Maintain and update master data sheet for product range
Assist marketplace data optimisation, primarily through categorisation and attribute mapping
Send daily, weekly & monthly sales reports
Prepare ad hoc reports for analysis, sales, returns and stock planning
Work alongside the buying team in releasing the product range for 3rd party sites
Supports and assists Marketplace Co-Ordinator and Head of New Business in Marketplace Meetings
Continuously learn & research improved ways of managing our marketplace operations
Liaises with UK/International Warehouses to ensure Marketplace operations run as expected and supports the Marketplace Co-Ordinator regarding operational issues.
Ensures Host SLAs are continuously met.
Supports the Head of New Business with all stock management for external 3rd party logistics from forecasting intake through to delivery.
General:
Deputise for the Marketplace Co-Ordinator/Wholesale Administrator & Head of New Business on 3rd Party Brand operations as required
This is not an exhaustive list of your responsibilities and in the interests of the day-to-day operation of the business you may be required to carry out work that is not detailed in this document.
Key Relationships:
Internal logistics team
Technical service providers
Marketplace support teams
Buying and production teams
Internal stakeholders
Requirements:
A minimum of intermedia Excel/Google Sheets skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Demonstrable creative approach to data collection and presentation
Willing to learn and demonstrates a real can do attitude
Passionate about the Apricot brand; a true brand ambassador
Adaptable & flexible, happy to work beyond own remit
True team player
Highly IT literate
Highly numerate and analytical, with outstanding attention to detail
Organised and efficient, able to prioritise effectively
Able to deal with multiple information sources
Familiar with data collection
Delivers results in a timely manner
Remains calm under pressure
Able to work to tight and changeable deadlines
Proactive, able to self-manage and work on own initiative
Relentlessly looks to improve working processes and practices with a commercial approach
Remains positive in the face of challenge or adversity
Solutions oriented when faced with a challenge
Beneficial:
Ideally, e-commerce aware
Ideally, come from a role in ecommerce merchandising/management, wholesale/Marketplace or a highly analytical administrative
