Assistant Merchandiser, Retail Merchandising – RTW (FTC until Feb 2025)

Location:
London City and West End, London, United Kingdom
Salary:
Competitive
Type:
Permanent
Main Industry:
Search Advertising, Marketing & PR Jobs
Other Industries & Skills:
Engineering, Information Technology, Management & Executive, Purchasing & Supply Chain, Retail & Wholesale
Advertiser:
Burberry Limited
Job ID:
131315794
Posted On:
10 November 2024

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

Burberry is looking for a talented Assistant Merchandisers to join our Global Retail Merchandising team. Within this position you will support all merchandising, forecasting and trade activities for the RTW division. You will coordinate and assist with Global and Regional Open to Buys, provide collection guidance, and conduct commercial analysis to drive sales, sell-through, and margin.

RESPONSIBILITIES
-Pre-Market Activities: Assist with Collection Merchandising for Raw Material forecasting, and excess management; analyse sales performance and productivity for future collection planning
-Capsule Open to Buy Guidance: Assist with alignment to Finance Budgets, by Division/ Category and guidance for option adoption, distribution strategy and depth to ensure sufficient COTB to support assortment and divisional strategy
-Market Collection & Buy Analysis : Assist the Category Manager to build Market Open to Buy templates and guidance based on finalised assortment, including Core offer investment guidance and Runway mix where applicable. Assist on raw material management following order placement, cutting to clear where appropriate to balance RM vs finished goods excess
-In-Season Trading: Assist with quarterly product insight and commentary for Investor Relations teams in support of earnings announcements

-Provide bi-weekly stock rebalance recommendations to optimize inventory efficiency, undertake customer and competitor insight analysis
-Assist with re-orders, pull forwards and deliveries with supply chain across Retail and Wholesale to maximize sales revenue
-Assist with product lifecycle and delist proposals in conjunction with Collection Merchants and Category Managers
-Partner with Regional teams and internal stakeholders, including Marketing, VM, Client Engagement and Regional Retail Teams, to drive initiatives to boost sales

PERSONAL PROFILE
-Demonstrated experience in a planning role, assisting with the global open-to-buy process, collection open-to-buy guidance & collection development and margin planning
-Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with credibility across all levels of the organisation and different cultures
-Dynamic and collaborative style, able to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams
-Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills
-Experience with PowerPoint, Excel and SAP would be advantageous

MEASURES OF SUCCESS
FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || || NO DEPARTMENT – FMPT9009 || n/a ||

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