Junior Merchandiser
High growth eCommerce apparel brand
Liverpool – on site
£33,000 – £40,000 + Bonus
Benefits:
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
- Private medical cover
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Free onsite parking
- State of the art onsite gym
- 40% staff discount
- Early finish Fridays
- Pay day lunches, quarterly socials, summer & Christmas parties
- Seasonal treats & perks
This is a fast growing, design led eCommerce apparel brand operating at the intersection of performance and lifestyle. The business has built strong momentum through a clear product vision, agile supply chain, and a deep understanding of its customers. With continued investment across product, merchandising, and sourcing, the brand is now scaling rapidly and evolving its internal structure to support the next phase of growth.
The merchandising function is a key area of focus for the business to continue to grow. This creates a genuine opportunity for someone to come in and make an impact and not just delivering day to day trading, but help shape how the function operates as the business grows.
The Junior Merchandiser role will have real ownership in a fast scaling brand. This role is ideal for a strong Assistant Merchandiser or an already established JM who wants more autonomy, visibility, and the opportunity to influence ways of working.
The main responsibilities of the Junior Merchandiser:
- Own WSSI for your category
- Take full responsibility for a category
- Lead weekly trade meetings and identify risks, opportunities, and actions
- Build and present buy plans, sales plans, and trading insights to senior stakeholders
- Prepare and manage sign off packs and agendas
- Analyse historical performance to inform future ranges and strategy
- Manage critical path with suppliers to ensure on time delivery
- Work closely with product, design, and sourcing teams
- Contribute to improving merchandising processes as the team scales
The skills we are looking for as a Junior Merchandiser:
- Currently an Assistant Merchandiser ready to step up, or already operating at Junior Merchandiser level
- Experience owning or supporting a category in an apparel / retail environment
- Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs
- Confident leading or contributing to trade meetings and sign offs
- Comfortable working with processes
- Commercially aware and able to spot risks and opportunities quickly
- Proactive and self sufficient
- Own brand experience would be beneficial
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