Merchandising Administration Assistant
Skills
Analytical SkillsBusinessInventory ControlMicrosoft ExcelNumeracyPresentationsRatios
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Strong numerical skills
- Good Microsoft Excel and IT skills
- Understanding of merchandising and analysis principles
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise and work well under pressure
- Dedicated and responsible approach
- Worked in an administrative position previously
- Retail experience ideally in channels or concessions
- Confident in MS Office
- Excellent numerical skills
Nice to have
- Commercial awareness
- Retail mindset
- Organised
- Detail focused
- Confident communicator
Day to day
- Support the Merchandising team with detailed analysis to maintain optimal stock levels and improve seasonal planning.
- Run and distribute key Monday reports promotion analysis and ad hoc departmental analysis to guide stock movement decisions.
- Liaise with branch merchandising and logistics teams support markdown and price change administration and present ratio analysis to senior stakeholders.