Merchandiser

Merchandiser

Stevensons is the largest independent school uniform and sportswear provider in the UK serving over 500 schools nationwide

Location: St Albans
Salary: Competitive salary
Hours: Full time

Primary Responsibilities:

• To deal with all back order and replenishment requests accurately and promptly to ensure the required levels of stock are available for transfer in good time.
• Understand seasonal trends to forecast accurately whilst taking into account supplier lead times and potential upcoming sales events.
• Limiting potential stock issues and phasing accurately to avoid over/ under stocks.
• To have the ability to react to changes in demand and logistics.
• Raising manual orders where required.
• Monitoring new schools sales closely and logically top up ordering to meet predicted demand.
• Understanding the sales trends to manually fine-tune automated forecasts.
• Maintaining good relationships with suppliers, branches, colleagues and other internal departments.
• Ensure supplier queries are resolved efficiently and within the agreed time frame.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of suppliers prices, promotions, and products and making sure the system is up to date.
• Be an effective communicator and pass on essential information to management.
• Providing up to date information for customer services, branch management and deal with all queries and complaints in a professional manner.
• Ensure returns are carried out within the required time frame and all the necessary paperwork is completed.
• Confirm orders will arrive within our agreed supplier lead time and chase up any orders which have exceeded their delivery date and update the system accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with all company standards and procedures.
• To complete any other reasonable tasks as required by the management team.
• Able to cope under pressure to meet the demand of the business.