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.