21 Oct
Radley
London
The people. The style. The energy. The character. It’s hard not to be inspired by the UK Capital. That’s where Radley London was born with a passion for artisan-made handbags, footwear and accessories. We put fashion in functional, with every piece made to last and put a spring in your step. Whether strutting through the streets of Soho, or on the school run.
We know leather. It’s in our DNA. And we never stop striving to set a new standard for quality. Every Radley London design is made with expert care. Do you hear that smooth glide of a zip? We consider every detail and our teams all play a part.
Assistant Merchandiser
As Assistant Merchandiser you will be involved in all areas of merchandising to guarantee profit and turnover objectives are met. You will provide recommendations on product flow, markdowns and promotions, and contribute to the planning and delivery of profitable, customer focused ranges.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with Retail, Partnership and ECommerce teams to manage the stock package and assortment across all full price channels.
- Provide accurate and timely report suite with interpretation of data and recommendations for action
- Over viewing allocations, reviewing the store package and stock management of our partners
- Ensure that best sellers are fully optimised, monitoring slow sellers and advising accordingly
- Making recommendations on markdowns and promotional activities in order to optimise sales and manage any stock risks in the business.
- Carry out weekly analysis on key categories and report findings back to Merchandiser
- Updating WSSIs on a weekly basis, advising merchandiser on commercial actions.
- Work closely with Buying and Production teams to manage intake and delivery schedule, highlighting stocks risks back to Merchandiser
- Responsible for updating and reforecasting the line cards under Merchandiser supervision, and ensuring intake is planned to maintain stock levels.
- Assisting the Merchandiser on planning upcoming season. Updating strategy packs, creating lessons learnt for the season ahead, and attending and presenting in key stages of the range sign off.
- Supporting the range selection process by making sure all the pre-systems are correct
- Supporting Merchandiser and Design & Product development teams with analysis required to aid in range building and production planning.
Our ideal candidate may tick some of these boxes, but if you don't tick them all,
then don't let that deter you from applying- we'd love to hear from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
- Strong Excel skills with proven ability to analyse vast amounts of numerical data accurately and efficiently.
- Can manage department’s day-to-day operations, including
- Markdown and Promotional Offers
- Relationship with concession partners.
- Oversight of allocation and replenishment.
- Ability to prioritise and work in a multi-category & multi-channel department.
- Strategic and proactive thinker
- Would need to demonstrate previous experience managing and reforecasting a WSSI
- Can demonstrate good leadership and communication skills, particularly in supporting an allocator/MAA, positive outlook and a willingness to take on challenges
- Previous Assistant Merchandiser level experience preferable
This role is Hybrid between our Central London office (3 days per week) and home based (2 days per week).
Benefits & Perks
- Enhanced annual leave (incl. holiday buy)
- Sickness Pay
- Life Assurance Cover
- Virtual GP
- Healthcare Cash Plan of up to c.£900 per year
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Wellbeing App (Thrive)
- Company Bonus
- Product Discount (up to 60%)
- Time in Service Rewards
- Sample Sales
- Special Occasion Gifts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Bonus Scheme
- Summer Fridays
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At Radley we are on a journey to create, promote and live an inclusive culture.
Ever inspired by the women around us, changing their world in ways big and small – including their commitment to social equity.
We are actively working to make impactful changes across our business to become diverse and celebrate one another’s differences, we encourage a supportive and open environment for anyone that steps through our doors at our Service Centres, Distribution Centre and Stores across Europe and the US.
We know that diversity in a business only makes it stronger, so our People Team and Recruiting Managers are clear on how to conduct an inclusive recruitment campaign for their vacancies - our job posts always go through a gender-bias decoder before going live, we will always consider alternative inclusive job boards,
and we will remain open to considering flexible working options and promoting our flexible approach to working hours for all colleagues future and existing. We won’t ask for specific qualifications unless it’s absolutely critical to the success of the role and we already actively participate in external schemes to bring in future talent from diverse backgrounds, such as the KickStart Scheme with The Princes Trust.
We are #Proudtobe Radley London
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We are proud to offer a competitive and ahead-of-the-curve remuneration and benefits package, some of which we share here.
If you are shortlisted as having some of the skills we’re looking for in this role then we’ll openly share our salary banding with you ahead of moving forward with any next stages. For some time, we have actively stopped asking candidates their salary expectations at interview where it isn’t necessary to do so, we want to pay an individual for the job based on their experience and ability and not limit some groups from undervaluing their ability.
▶️ Assistant Merchandiser
🖊️ Radley
📍 London