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Senior Merchandiser

Ref: AS5627658

Bristol, UK

£85,000

  • Permanent
  • Beauty Retail Merchandising
  • WSSI And OTB Planning
  • Trading Performance Analytics

About the candidate

This candidate is a results-oriented Senior Merchandiser with extensive experience across beauty, consumer goods and fashion retail environments. They bring strong commercial awareness, hands-on WSSI and OTB management, and a real strength in using data to improve stock flow, trading performance and category planning.

They are confident working closely with Buying, Operations and wider cross-functional teams, and have also coached junior team members. With a calm, analytical approach and a strong understanding of fast-paced retail trading, they are well placed to add value in a permanent merchandising role.

What makes them great?

  • Improved margin performance: Helped deliver a 15% margin increase across two seasons through focused category management and trading reviews.
  • Stronger reporting accuracy: Enhanced reporting processes within a consumer goods environment, improving trade report accuracy by around 20%.
  • Reduced excess inventory: Played a key role in stock allocation improvements that contributed to a 10% reduction in excess inventory.

Areas of expertise

  • WSSI and OTB management: Experienced in aligning stock investment with customer demand, trading performance and category targets.
  • Trading analysis and forecasting: Strong background in sales analysis, category planning and improving reporting accuracy to support better decisions.
  • Cross-functional collaboration: Works effectively with Buying, Operations, suppliers and internal teams to improve stock flow and delivery.