Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.
JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.
We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
JD Sports Fashion plc
Merchandiser
Outdoors
Responsible To: Associate Director of Merchandising Outdoor
Operating Ratio: 50/50 Current/Future
Department: Merchandising
Location: JD Sports Fashion PLC, Edinburgh House, Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR
Role Overview :
To lead the team across all channels to deliver Sales, Markdown, Stock, Intake and Profit Plans. Be influential in the implementing of change to achieve company goals/objectives.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
Planning
Drive the review of the previous season and capture lessons learned
Drive the strategy for the department and present
Review the SMT plan at Buyer Group/Season annually and apply plan at Category/Season level to meet the Buyer Group/Season plan
Quarterly plan at Category/Season level with the Buyer to submit a plan on the System that reflects the best possible mix of product to deliver the KPI’s
Attend selection/pre-selection meetings with the Buyer and suppliers
Plan the pre-scheduling to meet the range plan – in conjunction with Assistant Merchandisers
Overview the ratio’s for all buys in conjunction with merchandise teams.
Ensure that the Buy matches the plan Buy
Be responsible for the pushing of the business forward through proposing new ways of working and planning and be the driving force in implementing
Ensures Buying and Merchandising plans tie in with financial stock targets (sales, stock and intake)
Ensures supplier terms are utilised to hit company targets.
Trading
Review weekly trading performance and achieved KPI’s, identifying Issues and the course of action in preparation for the weekly trading meetings
Propose and agree actions to recover risk and maximise opportunities with the Buyer at category and line level.
Monthly – Capture all agreed actions in the monthly forecast reviews
Work up the forecast from category/Season level to Buyer Group
Meet and gain approval : Incorporating
Forecasting any sales variance to plan
Creation of OTB’s
Management of commitments – On time delivery, rebuys cancellations
Markdown proposals
Manage the range plan in Season reflecting any changes
Create and Manage/monitor sell out dates against all products
Manage Intake at category and line level
Teamwork
Work with the Buyer to deliver the plan
Guide and direct the Merchandising Team to help deliver the plan
Work closely with the multi-channel team to help deliver the plan.
Establish working relationships with Store Operations, Visuals, Marketing, Finance DC etc.
Team development right up to Merchandiser helping the business to facilitate internal promotion/strengthening of the teams.
Work with online marketing executives to optimise the website.
Key Deliverables
Attend all Systems courses to enable full utilisation of the System
Adhere to the Merchandise Calendar delivery plans and forecasts as required
Focus on Training and developing your team ‘On-The-Job’
Achieve company Sales, Margins, and stock plans.
Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:
Experience within a similar merchandising role is essential
Worked to/within financial KPI’S within previous role is advantageous
We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
Thank you for your time
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