Senior Merchandiser

Ted Baker

Gatwick Airport South, GB

16h ago

Main responsibilities

Planning, Budgeting and forecasting

Responsible for quarterly OTB planning

Working within parameters set within top-line initial planning, focussing on all KPI’s to deliver profit expectations.

Management of annual and seasonal sales, category planning and reviewing strategic opportunities.

Forecasting sales and intake through trade and range reviews - In season trading to ensure that all categories are performing at optimum levels, re-forecasting sales using WSSI’s, constantly monitoring intake, OTB position, & terminal stocks across the department.

Making HOM aware of any upside or risk to sales.

Team up with Head of Buying and Merchandising to ensure product assortments for each territory and online is maximised and delivers in sales.

Working closely with the Buying teams providing option and range plans that deliver commercial, balanced ranges across all sub-brands, ensuring all areas of Ted are protected whilst maintaining innovation.

Partaking in seasonal price meetings alongside Buying to ensure we offer a competitive price structure and meets the KPI measurements in place.

Sign off all range planning and OTB managements, reporting top line to the Head of merchandising, challenging and ensuring all team members are constantly improving category performance, profitability, and productivity.

Driving lessons learned, Season Analysis and strategy meetings prior to pre-season planning.

Formulation and compilation of Period review reports for use in Board pack.

Managing successful training and development within the Merchandising team, ensuring implementing best practise across all levels, and enhancing efficiency.

Managing team bi-annual appraisals - Coach and develop, and to help set objectives for the team.

Manage dept with awareness of the wider division and takes appropriate action

Lead the trialling of new ways of working on dept, providing feedback / suggestions to HOM to aid possible roll outs

Liaising with VM and Retail teams to ensure B&M strategy is translated into stores.

Acting as number 2 to HOM and deputising in their absence.

Manage in season trading i.e. Promotional activity / Markdown based on directive from HOM.

Opportunity to travel within North America on retail store visits. Personal traits

Great management skills, a team player and also driving initiative within team members.

Problem solving and decision making : demonstrates the ability to maximize profit and minimize risk through ongoing strategy review, on-going analysis and providing effective solutions to Senior Management.

Very strong communication and personable skills working across many different departments, ability to digest information logically and deliver in a clear and effective way.

Strong passion and motivation for Ted, enthusiastic to work with others and listen to peers. Tools of the trade

Strong financial and analytics skills tied into Microsoft office skills particularly Excel.

Optimum planning and analytical skills, providing detail, accurate translation of own work and ensuring this standard is met across the whole team. Ted’s Values

Authentic We have the freedom to be our best self’, being true to ourselves and others

Kind We try to do the right thing : for each other, our communities, our planet and for Ted

Curious We are hungry to explore, innovate and think differently

Courageous We have the confidence to be brave, have fun and discover the unexpected

Inclusive We embrace and respect individuality and celebrate difference & diversity Ted Baker is committed to equal opportunities and embraces diversity, understanding the needs and benefits of a balanced, inclusive workforce.

We do not tolerate any harassment or discrimination towards any of our candidates or employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

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