Job Description:

Job information Trading Merchandise Assistant from the Company JD Sports, this latest Trading Merchandise Assistant job vacancy is located in the city Bury located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Trading field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

A key member of the Branch Merchandising team, the Trading Merchandise Assistant assists the department with day-to-day tasks, to help maximise sales and profit. This role offers a great opportunity to develop your career in merchandising as part of a dedicated team.

• Job Title - Trading Merchandise Assistant

• Location - JD Group, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR.

• Working hours - Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, 40 Hours Per Week.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Review previous weeks sales performance at store & category level highlighting recommendations to Line Manager
• Assist with the building of new store stock packages, keeping critical path updated
• Undertake analysis on groups of stores to support performance
• Gain a good understanding of store variances through analysis of reports & store visits, including size, turnover & customer profiles
• Liaise with core merchandising team on specific Branch Merchandising actions
• Collate weekly IBT and Fast Track requests. Action stock movements, including IBTs, in conjunction with team strategy
• Compile retail feedback forms across territories with Merchandiser direction and distribute to relevant departments
• Liaise and be first point of contact with teams on Retail queries i.e., Pricing, barcodes, scanners etc
• Monitor Intake key messages as directed by the Merchandiser
• Support Merchandiser on quarterly product update packs for retail
• Communicate trading impacts, space changes and new/closure store statuses to Trading Analyst
• Establish collaborative working relationships across key functions
• Ad-hoc reports and analysis for the team as required

Behavioural:

• Delivering Excellence: Working at a consistently high standard & with enthusiasm. You work to deliver a high-quality service to meet personal and team expectations.
• Responsibility (delivers results): Take ownership of your work and use your initiative to deliver. Take responsibility for your own actions & decisions.
• Teamwork: You work with others to reach a common goal; sharing information and supporting colleagues.
• Leadership: You lead by example through your behaviours and professional approach to work, inspiring your colleagues and driving for results.
• Communication: You communicate clearly and concisely, ensuring that the message is understood by all.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed:

• Experience within a similar role is advantageous
• Experience within a sports/fashion retailer is advantageous
• Highly numerate and strong commercial focus
• Computer literate and ability to learn new systems
• Highly organised, good prioritisation and time management skills
• Self-motivated and a proactive worker
• Curious with a continuous learning mindset

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.

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Keywords : Bury jobs

Closed Date : 2025-02-14