River Island Career – Merchandise Admin Assistant In Cardiff, UK

Overview

Position Title: Merchandise Admin Assistant

Company: River Island

Location:  Cardiff, UK

Job Description:

We are looking for Merchandise Admin Assistant to join our Merchandising team where you will complete and maintain department administrative tasks, including deliveries and intake into the DC, product maintenance and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Input and update launch options.
• Maintain the delivery schedule
• Liaising with Shipping, suppliers and processors to ensure intake is on time
• Maintain accurate delivery/price activity information
• Prepare and distribute simple analysis to help with decision-making process e.g. trial/style comparisons.
• Accurately create product numbers and attributes and maintain any changes
• Management of stock including RTV’s and external processors
• Check that deliveries are on time and chase suppliers
• Follow company process to action external processing and RTVs
• Update Wholesale rebuy spreadsheet
• Create and amend as necessary ratios in line with sales performance, channel requirement and sizing strategy, with guidance from Assistant Merchandiser
• Review and respond to ad hoc channel stock queries
• Complete the weekly warehouse priorities list
• To have knowledge of department trade priorities and best sellers
• Ensure accuracy of delivery schedule and stock segregation split
• Liaise with Assistant Merchandiser to discuss Wholesale rebuys to action from DC stock
• Ensure ongoing communication of changes to intake plan
• Run reports and distribute DPA/Monday pack
• Maintain the store communications summaries, including link lines, dual display, recall lists
• Take part in weekly delivery schedule meetings with team to review intake
• Input agreed MD and price changes to events, with guidance from Assistant Merchandiser
• Improve personal development and system knowledge via available and most appropriate training methods.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication and networking skills at all levels
• Be a team player, understanding priorities and work load of other departments
• PC literate with good knowledge of Excel
• Love the brand as much as we do!
• Strong commercial awareness with an interest in fashion and retail
• An analytical degree (any discipline)
• Good time management skills with the ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks under pressure to meet deadlines
• Previous retail experience would be advantageous
• Passionate about developing a career within Merchandising
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills