Senior Assistant Merchandiser
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Senior Assistant Merchandiser | Salary £30,000 - £34,000 + Benefits
The Opportunity:
We're partnering with one of the most exciting names in the performance apparel market. A brand that's rapidly disrupting the industry, capturing market share at pace, and building a reputation that competitors are taking very seriously and this where we're proud to represent scaling North West brands!
As the business continues its impressive growth journey, we're looking for a commercially minded and analytical Senior Assistant Merchandiser to join the team. This is an opportunity to play a key role across wholesale and trading functions, supporting business performance whilst gaining exposure across Buying, Product, eCommerce, Operations, and Wholesale.
If you're currently an Assistant Merchandiser looking for a bigger challenge, greater ownership, and genuine progression opportunities within a fast-scaling brand, this could be the perfect next step.
The Role:
You'll support the delivery of commercial and operational merchandising activities across ecom, retail and wholesale channels. You'll be responsible for driving trading performance through insightful analysis, effective stock management, and seamless coordination of product deliveries to key wholesale partners.
Key Responsibilities:
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Deliver weekly trading reports, analysing sales, stock, profit, sell-through, and key performance indicators.
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Provide actionable insights and recommendations to optimise trading performance and stock management.
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Conduct detailed ad-hoc analysis to support wider business objectives and commercial decision-making.
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Analyse pre and post-buy performance to evaluate range effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Build and maintain accurate intake, delivery, and dispatch schedules aligned to business targets.
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Manage wholesale stock allocation, availability, bookings, and deliveries across partner accounts.
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Monitor stock levels and replenishment requirements to maximise sales opportunities whilst minimising stock risk.
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Support monthly rebuys and ongoing stock management to ensure product availability.
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Produce and maintain reports including range plans, sales performance, stock levels, intake schedules, and wholesale launch reporting.
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Support all buy meetings through preparation of sales data, market insights, stock analysis, and range performance reporting.
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Assist in forecasting and planning activities to ensure stock is aligned with business and partner demand.
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Manage purchase orders in line with buying and delivery schedules.
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Liaise closely with suppliers, logistics partners, and warehouse teams to coordinate deliveries and resolve issues efficiently.
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Support partners with stock availability, replenishment, and launch planning to maximise sales performance.
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Work closely with Product Development, eCommerce, Operations, and Warehouse teams to achieve business objectives.
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Support ongoing process improvements and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and commercial performance.
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Contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the merchandising function within a rapidly scaling business.
About You
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Previous merchandising experience within fashion, sportswear, lifestyle, or retail.
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Currently operating as an Assistant Merchandiser
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Strong analytical and numerical skills with advanced Excel capability.
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Commercially aware with the confidence to make recommendations based on data and trading performance.
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Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
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Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships across multiple stakeholders.
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Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
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Proactive, ambitious, and motivated by the opportunity to grow alongside a scaling brand.
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Experience managing wholesale accounts, stock allocation, or B2B platforms would be advantageous.
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5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Lead your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names 'wholesale merchandising' and 'trading analysis' — the advert lists these as core to the role and they are prime ATS filter terms.
📊 Quantify your stock management impact: e.g. 'Managed replenishment across 8 wholesale accounts, reducing overstock by 22% in Q3 2024' to demonstrate the commercial mindset the advert specifically calls out.
🎯 Dedicate a bullet point to pre and post-buy analysis experience, as the advert highlights range effectiveness evaluation as a key responsibility — show you understand the full buy cycle.
🌐 Highlight any cross-channel experience (eCommerce, retail, and wholesale) in your role descriptions, as the advert explicitly values exposure across all three trading channels.
🤝 Mention collaboration with logistics partners, warehouse teams, or suppliers by name or scale (e.g. '3 third-party logistics providers') — the advert stresses seamless coordination as a differentiator for this role.
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- •Produced and maintained weekly trading reports tracking sell-through, stock levels, and intake schedules across 6 wholesale partner accounts, enabling data-led rebuy decisions that reduced excess stock by 18%.
- •Managed purchase order schedules for a 200-SKU seasonal range, coordinating with 4 suppliers and 2 logistics partners to achieve 95% on-time delivery across wholesale launch windows.
- •Conducted pre and post-buy analysis for a 3-season range review, identifying 12 underperforming lines and recommending range edits that improved sell-through by 14% in the following season.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Zachary Daniels' partnership with a performance apparel brand disrupting the North West market is exactly the commercial environment I want my next step to be in — which is why the Senior Assistant Merchandiser role caught my attention immediately. With hands-on experience in wholesale stock allocation, weekly trading analysis, and intake schedule management, I am confident I can contribute to the brand's continued growth across its wholesale and eCommerce channels from day one.
My background in merchandising has equipped me with a strong grounding in pre and post-buy performance analysis, sell-through reporting, and cross-functional coordination with logistics partners and warehouse teams. I have consistently used data-driven insights to support rebuy decisions and optimise stock availability across partner accounts, and I am comfortable working at pace within a scaling business where commercial agility is essential.
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Tecniche
- ›Walk us through how you build and maintain a weekly trading report — what KPIs do you prioritise and why?
- ›How do you approach stock allocation across multiple wholesale partner accounts with competing demand?
- ›Describe your process for managing intake and delivery schedules when a supplier is running late.
- ›What tools or systems have you used to manage purchase orders and track delivery milestones?
- ›How do you conduct a post-buy analysis, and what actions have you taken as a result of your findings?
Comportamentali
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a stock risk early and the steps you took to mitigate it.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to coordinate across multiple internal teams — Product, Warehouse, and eCommerce — to hit a launch deadline.
- ›Give an example of when your analysis directly influenced a commercial decision, such as a rebuy or range change.
- ›Tell me about a time a wholesale partner had a stock availability issue. How did you resolve it and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a moment when you identified a process inefficiency in merchandising operations and proposed an improvement.
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Tell me about a time you identified a stock risk early and the steps you took to mitigate it.
Give an example of when your analysis directly influenced a commercial decision, such as a rebuy or range change.