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Assistant Merchandiser

ASDA -
Lutterworth

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
12 days ago

Benefits

Store discount
Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Supplier ordering
Stakeholder collaboration
Stock ordering
Stakeholder liaison
Merchandising
Data analysis skills
Internal department liaison
Analysis skills
Organisational skills
Project schedule tracking
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Communication skills

Full job description

Job Reference Code: R-102805
Employment Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.
Closing Date: 9 September 2026

**Assistant Merchandiser*Head Office***

Role Title: Assistant Merchandiser

Job Purpose:

As an Assistant Merchandiser, your role is to assist in planning and delivering a commercial product offer that meets customer and market needs, all while maximizing profitability. You’ll be responsible for the administration on the department and the management of stock, critical path timelines, and supplier relationships. Additionally, you'll step in for the Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser as needed, providing support to ensure smooth operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Range Management & Planning:
- Trade Plan Support: Assist the Merchandiser in delivering a customer-focused trade plan. Input into department strategy, including retail and online.
- Delivery Date Management: Update the systems with the correct delivery dates and shipment modes.
- Admin Management: Complete all merchandising administrative tasks related to ordering and the intake of stock from suppliers, aware of priorities in terms of lead time.
- Critical Path Management: Work with the Assistant Buyer to ensure all product milestones are met on time. Address any delays and communicate impacts to the team via regular critical path meetings.
- Forecasting: Following ranking with the team, plan quantities by line for area of responsibility. Review spend position and pareto curves with the Merchandiser.
- Line Cards: Accurately re forecast line cards, proposing re buys and cancellations. Review future buys at size level and amend booked quantities if critical path allows.

Supplier & Sourcing:
- Supplier Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, focusing on effective communication.
- Supplier Coordination: Collaborate with in country offices (e.g., CSS Far East)
Trade Performance & Analysis:
- Monday Trade: Analyse and interpret Monday trade reports at channel level. Review best and worst-selling products weekly with buying, present findings to the team with actionable recommendations.
- Range Build & Selection Support: Produce accurate size analysis to assist the Merchandiser in decision making for future ranges. Can produce and present a section of the selection pack.
Cross-Department Collaboration:
- Team Engagement: Work closely with Buying, Design, Retail, and Online teams to ensure seamless operations.
Professional Development & Communication:
- Ongoing Learning: Actively pursue personal and professional development opportunities through internal training and external courses.
- Effective Communication: Build strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and suppliers, sharing key insights and best practices to improve department performance.

Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Product Availability & Launch Timeliness:
- Ensure timely delivery of products, meeting critical deadlines for product launches, and ensuring all items are available for customers both online and in-store.
Sales & Profitability:
- Support the Merchandiser in achieving financial targets by ensuring the right products are available at the right time and place to drive sales.
- Understand markdown performance and contribute to actions to improve profitability.
Teamwork & Collaboration:
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure products meet the overall brand DNA and objectives.
- Actively contribute to the team’s success by being a role model for the company’s values and work as a team.

Skills & Experience:

Organisational Skills: Strong administration and organisational abilities, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines.
Product Passion: An interest in fashion, and a desire to learn more about the product life cycle.
Teamwork: Ability to work effectively within a team, maintaining strong communication with both internal and external partners.
Problem-Solving: A proactive approach to problem-solving with a "can-do" attitude, willing to take initiative and seek solutions.
Strong analytical Skills: Can interpret data with ease and spot opportunities.

Growth & Development:

Attend required training sessions and seek out additional development opportunities relevant to the merchandising role.
Take ownership of your personal development, seeking feedback and participating in regular reviews to track your progress.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

Discretionary company bonus
Company pension up to 7% matched
15% colleague discount in store and online
Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves

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Coventry Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE17 4XH

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Why Asda?

We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.

Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.

Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities. With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores. £60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.

Rewards and Recognition

Benefits you’ll only find here

10% off Asda pet insurance

10% off selected Asda Pharmacy services

10% off Asda Tyres

10% off Asda Travel insurance

20% off Asda Mobile bundles

Free remote GP service

Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.

Pension

Save for retirement with contributions paid into your pension account by you and Asda.

Free physiotherapy consultations

Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.

Colleague discounts

15% off at our stores - get discounts on groceries and George all year round.

Car cash allowance

Eligible colleagues will receive a cash allowance as part of their benefits package. In addition, all salaried colleagues can choose to register for the Salary Sacrifice Electric Car scheme*.

(*Conditions apply)

Mortgage advice

Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.

Confidential support helpline

Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.

Cycle to work

Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.

Financial support

Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.

Free eye tests

Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.

Bonus

Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme for salaried colleagues that really rewards your contributions.

Cancer support

Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.

Paid time off

From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.

Mental health support

Access free mental health support for you and your family.

Support and advice with care

If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.

Hybrid working

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots

Save money on every day spends

Access to hundreds of high-street discounted Vouchers, discounts on days out, gym memberships, airport parking, and more

Setting your loved ones up for the future

As part of the team, you’ll get life assurance.

Guaranteed contracted hours

All colleagues are guaranteed weekly contracted hours / guaranteed weekly shifts via their contract of employment which is agreed with the hiring manager.

Holiday buying

Once a year our salaried colleagues are able to buy up to 5 additional days holiday via salary sacrifice (subject to eligibility).

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