Assistant Merchandise Specialist - Pottery Barn - India
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Job no: IND2025-MEC48
Location: India
India Head Office
Pottery Barn
Known for its casual, comfortable and stylish home furnishings, Pottery Barn draws inspiration from time-honored designs from around the world to create seasonal collections unique to its stores.
Through our world-class service and product offering we strive to deliver exceptional comfort, quality and value to our customers every day. Our product range includes indoor and outdoor furniture, bedding, bath, rugs, window treatments, tabletop, decorative accessories and lighting.
(Only for Indian Nationals)
Job description
Role Profile
Role Title: Assistant Merchandise Specialist
Division / Brand: Wellness Division
Some of the key performance areas and responsibilities of an assistant merchandiser is to:
- Responsible to perform all allocation activities accurately as required to deliver sales plan and product strategy.
- Assess the quality of allocation and how the stores are performing based on sales and other KPIs including the execution of stock building during peak trade periods.
- Analyse daily/weekly sales reports and propose product movement and rotation.
- Accountable for data entry, sample budgets, ensure proper item tracking and efficient, detailed maintenance of orders.
- Establish and manage inventory levels on seasonal sales plan and constantly adjust based on actual sales to ensure inventory turnover and minimal carry-over/markdown abilities.
- Work with Business Governance team to ensure the right parameters on allocation, channel clustering, size scaling output performed by Business Governance Specialists.
- Proactively manage and enrich data in system/tools.
- Support Merchandisers by providing automated reports and analysis of historical performance, sales, margin, profit etc.
- Recommend actions to be taken through the Allocation solution based upon store performance.
- Support Merchandisers in ensuring the successful opening of new stores as part of the brand expansion plan. (focusing on, but not limited to, ensuring stock is available and sufficient at new stores)
- Track and update price files, including promotion and mark down.
- Perform store stock balancing (including stock transfers).
- Provide support to stores including fixing stores related issues, to escalate issues surrounding product and stock related matters.
- Communicate and liaise with warehouses on information regarding new arrivals and ensure shipment arrives on time.
- Execute Return to Vendor activities in the system.
- Review automated documentation of invoices are in order.
- Build and maintain an effective and strong relationship with peers and internal customers to foster collaboration.
- Create effective working relationships across the organisation to gain product feedback and market research.
About Us:
Alshaya Group is a dynamic family-owned enterprise which was first established in Kuwait in 1890. With a consistent record of growth and innovation, Alshaya Group is one of the world’s leading brand franchise operators, offering customers an unparalleled choice of well-loved international brands, including: Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, Cos, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Vavavoom, Pottery Barn and KidZania.
Alshaya Group’s portfolio extends across MENA, Russia, Turkey, and Europe, with thousands of stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, as well as a growing online and digital business.
Operating in multiple sectors including Fashion, Food, Health & Beauty, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings and Leisure & Entertainment, Alshaya Group colleagues are united by a commitment to delivering great customer service and brand experiences.
Fresh, modern, and relevant, Alshaya’s constantly evolving retail portfolio reflects the choices and lifestyle of its customers. From flagship stores and restaurants in prestige malls, to local coffee shops, drive-thrus and online, Alshaya Group brings customers the brands they love in the places they want to be.
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