Location: Lancashire
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGN5172
The Company:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Merchandiser to join a market leader working with some of the biggest names in the UK retail and contractor sector. This role will give you a great opportunity to take ownership of your own areas, you need to be able to work well under pressure and manage your own priorities. You’ll need a strong analytical ability and have excellent relationship building skills, with the customer at the forefront. You will be used to working in a fast-paced environment and produce timely analysis and reporting based on the customer and business needs.
Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid home working, 2 days working in the office
- Early Friday finish
Main Responsibilities:
- Managing key customer accounts
- To compile and deliver all the relevant reports to the customer as well as internal reporting, mainly in Excel with large data sets
- Building reports to generate efficiencies
- Forecasting demand and placing rebuys based on lead times/ MOQ’s
- Working to achieve a 98% stock availability with forward forecasts
- Responsible for purchasing of all new lines/rebuys for designated customers, in line with target delivery dates in order to meet specified service levels and stock holding targets
- Responsible for implementing and managing the Critical Path process for initial orders and rebuys
- Completion of customer New Line Forms/product codes and barcode set up
- Keeping the customer updated on any changes to the critical path, stock levels, availability dates
- Liaising with National account manager/ QC/ Warehouse/ Customer/ Suppliers
- Raising and maintaining purchase orders to ensure on time delivery by working with Far East/ Europe suppliers, taking into account MOQ/ lead times/ holidays
- Dealing with customer stock enquiries and liaising and building relationships with other areas like the warehouse
- Review supplier performance through weekly order status reports checks
- Implement sustainability changes on packaging in line with changing guidelines
- Understand and use customer portals to upload/ download product data
- Supporting the Head of Customer Operations
- Customer/ Store visits as required.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Knowledge of demand planning principles and Inventory management principles
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office, particularly with Excel (lookups, pivots, macros etc)
- Working with large data sets to process and interpret data.
- Evidence of well-practised communication skills; both verbal and written
- Ability to record information in a concise, accurate and legible manner, as appropriate
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage own workload
- Proven ability of organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Supply chain experience
- Own car and full driving license