Merchandiser Face Body - 12 month maternity contract

Merchandisers are integral to the success of ASOS.com. Buying is an imperfect science and the Merchandising team are there to aid the difficult decisionmaking process whilst ensuring maximum profitability and relevancy for the ASOS customer globally. Merchandisers are responsible for strategically driving the business through effective planning range building and trading working collaboratively with Buying Supply Chain Global Commerce and Marketing teams to achieve commercially successful outcomes for the department and wider business.

What youll be doing

• Working to deliver the planned sales and profitability of your department through effective planning and inseason trading
• Developing short term and long term department strategies with the Buyer to maximise department profit.
• Driving adapting and adjusting department strategy in season based on trade performance
• Regularly analysing department performance to maximise commercial opportunities and manage potential risk
• Working alongside your Buyer to ensure a commercial range is offered to the customer whilst ensuring both ASOS and the Department strategy are adhered to.
• Through strategic planning and trading of the department managing the intake and OTB to deliver the stock requirements of the business
• Developing and building strong relationships with brands developing comprehensive trading plans and joint strategies
• Regularly meeting brands to ensure that key messages and movements in forecast are communicated clearly
• Providing an appropriate level of data analysis that can be shared to aid decision making and gain buy in for ideas
• Resolving issues that may arise and working collaboratively with Buying and other relevant teams to come up with effective solutions
• Reviews KPIs regularly to ensure that the BTA is realistic highlighting changes to team and management.
• Seeking opportunities to improve ways of working and systems use to trade more effectively globally sharing knowledge with the team
• Managing and developing a highperforming team of AMs and MAs through regular 1:1s honest and constructive feedback.  Providing an environment which encourages all team members to provide ideas and suggestions

Qualifications :

Wed love to meet someone who

• Has a proven track record at Merchandiser level within a fastpaced and rapidly changing global Retailer
• Has comprehensive experience working with Brands Beauty experience is preferential
• Demonstrates the ability to drive the success of a department through creative and commercial thinking
• Demonstrates the ability to gain buy in from the team and management to potentialize opportunities
• Embraces and champions the benefits of change within the wider team
• Can confidently present the department performance and strategy to the team and management
• Shows a great understanding of the ASOS customer and customer segmentation and reflects this in decision making
• Demonstrates a commercial and analytical mindset using data and insights to leverage opportunities that successfully contribute to the department and wider ASOS strategy
• Uses relevant market insights to aid decision making and achieve the best outcome for the business
• Shows strong awareness of current trends Retail market conditions and opportunities within a Global context   
• Builds great relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Has an effective and inclusive management style role modelling positive behaviours and providing the team with clear direction and development
• Has strong systems skills including advanced Excel and relevant trading systems.

Additional Information :

BeneFITS

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
• Employee sample sales
• Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
• 25 days paid annual leave an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private medical care scheme
• Flexible benefits allowance which you can choose to take as extra cash or use towards other benefits

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime