At Argos, we’re constantly evolving how we bring new products and ideas to life for our customers. The New Business team plays a key role in that, exploring new categories, unlocking growth opportunities and building ranges that keep us relevant, competitive and exciting.
This New Business Merchandiser role sits right at the centre of that. You’ll take ownership of how new ranges are planned, traded and delivered, working closely with Buying and a wide range of stakeholders to turn new opportunities into commercially successful categories. Your work will directly shape how quickly we can move, how well we trade, and how effectively we grow new areas of the business.
You’ll combine strong commercial thinking with a hands-on, detail-focused approach. This is a role where you’ll stay close to the numbers while also influencing decisions, solving problems and driving performance at pace.
We’re looking for someone with real passion and drive to make a big difference. You must understand merchandising in practice, who’s confident working with data and making decisions, and who enjoys being part of building something new.
What You’ll Do
You’ll own the planning and trading of new business categories, delivering customer-focused ranges that meet sales, profit and availability targets. From forecasting through to stock management, you’ll ensure plans are robust, agile and set up for success. You’ll work closely with the New Business Buyer to shape and deliver category strategies and joint business plans with suppliers, helping bring new ideas and opportunities into the business.
Day to day, you’ll manage trading performance, reviewing results, spotting risks and opportunities and adapting plans to keep performance on track. You’ll play a key role in promotional planning, pricing and inventory decisions, working cross-functionally to deliver strong commercial outcomes.
You’ll take ownership of the product lifecycle, managing ranges from launch through to exit, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Alongside this, you’ll support and coach an Assistant Merchandiser, helping build capability and confidence within the team.
Who You Are
You’re a confident merchandiser who understands how to manage plans, interpret data and drive performance in a fast-moving environment. You’re comfortable owning numbers but equally enjoy collaborating with others to influence outcomes and make things happen.
You’re organised and detail-focused, able to prioritise effectively and keep things moving even when managing multiple deadlines. You bring a proactive mindset, always looking for ways to improve how things are done and where performance can be optimised. You’re a strong communicator who builds relationships easily, whether that’s with Buying teams, suppliers or wider stakeholders. You’re confident having conversations that challenge thinking and drive better results.
Essential Criteria
- Experience managing sales, stock or margin plans within a merchandising or planning environment
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate insight into action
- Experience using merchandising or planning systems, with advanced Excel skills
- Proven ability to manage and review performance against KPIs such as sales, stock and availability
- Experience working cross-functionally to deliver trading, promotional or range plans
