Job description
Assistant Merchandiser
Character.com..... Whether your favourites are Paw Patrol or Peppa Pig, Harry Potter or Minecraft, Star Wars or Bluey, Character.com is the one-stop shop for all character-based clothing for kids and adults.
Our happy clothes inspire kids, small and big, to express their unique identity. Our mission is to produce clothes that kids feel comfortable wearing, both literally and in themselves, so that whenever they put on our clothing, they’re guaranteed to wear a smile!
Founded in 2009 and based in South Wales, we’re now turning over more than £50 million per year and sell our amazing clothes internationally.
We’re still founder-led but in 2021, we secured significant investment to accelerate our development; an exciting phase that we want you to be a part of as we build a team to take Character.com to the next level.
So, what’s it like here? Walk through the door and you’ll find a dynamic business with a family feel. A place that’s informal and inclusive, where people are empowered to succeed, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. It’s a culture that we’ve taken care to cultivate and one that we hope you’ll thrive in.
We have an exciting new role in our Merchandising team. You will ensure we deliver the best online licensed clothing and accessories proposition to the market.
Key Accountabilities:
- Full ownership of Intake ensuring Intake Targets are met on a weekly and monthly basis
- Update team on a daily basis on what is included in the intake i.e. key lines, newness etc
- Downloading linecards on a weekly basis ensuring all data is correct and reviewing these on a weekly basis, highlighting any opportunities / risks to sales and intake
- Proposing any additional Intake required, backing this up with sales data to justify this
- Managing discrepancies on deliveries and liaising with various departments accordingly, including the warehouse and finance
- Manage Intake bookings on Kolander and liaise with supplier, ensuring balanced intake throughout the month
- Ensuring Linnworks has consistent and accurate information regarding intake
- Collate and present Top 10/20 report on a weekly basis ensuring all data is correct and make suggestions on actions needed to be taken
- Work closely with Buying Team on Critical Paths to ensure all key data is met in order for deliveries to be on time, amending intake sheet and linnworks accordingly
- Manage late orders with suppliers, ensuring correct decisions are made and enforced eg. Fines / Cancellations
About you:
- Strong interpersonal communication & influencing skills
- Excellent verbal and written English
- Fully computer literate, with a solid knowledge of advanced Excel
- Highly organised and numerical with excellent attention to detail
Desired:
- Proven commercial and market awareness with strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Innovative commercial thinking - supporting business efficiency, improvements, and growth needs.
- Good negotiating skills, and supplier management capabilities.
- Strong interpersonal communication & influencing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written English.
- Fully computer literate, with a solid knowledge of advanced Excel.
- Highly organised and numerical with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to deliver a business strategy against measurable KPI’s
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £23,850.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
