ASSISTANT MERCHANDISER / DEMAND PLANNER - APPAREL
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Job Description
As a result of further growth, Create & Develop are looking for an Assistant Merchandiser / Demand Planner on behalf of this exciting creator and producer of apparel and accessories, a logical problem solver who can utilise and analyse data to highlight trends in order to manage their global stock footprint as effectively as possible.
Your role will involve;-
Stock production and movement forecasting across all brands with an increased focus on avoiding out of stocks and improving efficiency. This includes:
- Forecasting production in China;
- Managing timelines on different business peaks/production timelines; and
- Assessing frequency of orders to minimise out of stocks but also minimise total stock investment and recurring storage bills.
Amazon replenishment calculations (across all brands), including:
- Considering volumes for direct Amazon fulfilment from China;
- Weekly replenishment with a balance of maintaining availability within the warehousing constraints provided by Amazon; and
- Price management for over/under stocks.
- Identifying and assessing out of lost sales
- Assessing new product development performance and updating launch stock parameters.
About you;-
- You'll have a minimum of 12 months experience in a Head Office merch function, ideally in apparel, home or a similar category
- You will love solving complicated problems
- Your numeracy skills will be of a good level
- You will be an advanced Excel user
- Commercially aware
- You will have the ability to organise data, generate insights and communicate findings
- Naturally accurate with a high level of attention to detail
- Personable and able to work across different teams and functions
This co offer a vibrant, supportive business culture, ongoing development, a highly competitive base salary (dependant on experience, a generous bonus, an easily commutable working location (close to public transport links), an element of hybrid working (optional one day a week) + many more perks!
To find out more, please hit the apply button - we look forward to hearing from you!
We are Create & Develop Resourcing Ltd, expert recruiters for Fashion Head Office, Wholesale and Supply. With specific industry experience and knowledge spanning two decades, our philosophy is simple - we work with passion to connect the very best talent with our extensive network, providing the best fit for both client and candidate.
Create & Develop are your go-to source when it comes to all things Design, Development, Technical, Production, Buying, Merchandising, Marketing and Sales from Graduate to Director level.
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- Location:
- Edinburgh
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Retail