Merchandiser - Mens & Boys

Trafford Park

Salary - Competitive + Benefits

Permanent Role

About the Opportunity

At Studio, our purpose is to make more affordable and more possible for our customers, our Studio.co.uk website and app. offer our customers great value clothing and footwear, home and garden, sports and leisure, electricals, and gift items they need… and flexible ways to pay for them.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Studio is part of Frasers Group, a collection of the world's most iconic brands that includes Sports Direct, House of Fraser, Frasers, FLANNELS, GAME, Jack Wills, Sofa.com, Evans Cycles, USC, and Everlast. Together, we are changing the face of retail and have significant growth plans to fulfil.

Whilst our customers are at the heart of everything we do, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we are. Colleagues enjoy a diverse and inclusive workplace which actively supports continuous learning and development, health and wellbeing, communication, and, of course, our local communities!

If you're #Amazing, #Savvy, #Inclusive, #Trusted and Customer-Focussed, we'd like to hear from you - there's room for you in #OurStudio.

As we evolve our structure to better serve our customers, we are looking to recruit an experienced Merchandiser (Mens & Boys) to ensure the availability of stock for each product range and meet demand within the agreed commercial parameters - sales, stock, service and margin.

As a Merchandiser at Studio, you will be responsible for:

• Creating and implementing the merchandising plan that meets the product category/range and commercial performance requirements
• Providing accurate information to inform and challenge the Buyers' decisions on purchasing/stock management/trading of the product range
• Coaching and mentoring assistant merchandisers to deliver with confidence and competence
• Managing the operational stock position for the relevant product range
• Identifying, building and maintaining key internal and external stakeholder relationships to deliver the right stock cover at all times for the product range
• Risk Management

Who are we looking for?

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual, keen to join a business going through significant transformation. The ideal candidate will have:

• Recent and proven track record of delivery consistent results/outcomes as a product merchandiser
• Team working and good communication skills
• Knowledge of the retail sector
• Experience of working in a digital and/or publications business
• Recent experience of developing supplier relationships within the product footwear arena
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
• Sound commercial and numerical skills including detailed analysis
• Data savvy
• Ability to translate complex data
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence peer groups

Why Studio Retail Limited?

We have many experienced colleagues who'll tell you they love working at Studio because of the people and the opportunities to develop. It's a fast-paced environment and the offices have a friendly and informal feel to them, no suits required to do a great job here!

As part of the Frasers group, Studio has strong foundations and can offer a breadth of opportunity for continued development and career growth.

Our newly refurbished offices are based in the heart of Salford Quays with excellent public transport and motorway links, and we're easily commutable from Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Preston and all point in between. Our offices work with flexible start and finish times.

We offer a great benefits package including flexible working hours, generous holiday allowance, great pension options and a generous staff discount, we'd love to hear from you if you think we could be the right company for you.

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