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Merchandise Specialist - Wellness - India

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Job Number:
IND2025-MEC7932
Work type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
India
Categories:
Health & Beauty, Mid-Senior Level

(Only for Indian Nationals)

Job description

Role Profile
Role Title: Merchandise Specialist
Division / Brand: Wellness

Some of the key performance areas and responsibilities of merchandiser is to:

  • Providing analysis, insights and recommendations on daily merchandising activities to the Senior Merchandisers and Merchandising Managers on areas that they are responsible for based on define AOR
  • Execute product analysis and providing feedback and recommendations to key stakeholders
  • Execute forecasting of orders quantities based on stock and sales information
  • Recommend and execute retail pricing, promotion and markdown strategy
  • Responsible to oversee and manage the activities executed by Assistant Merchandisers
  • Review and discuss allocation data performed by Assistant Merchandisers
  • Maintain accurate stock record to purchase what is necessary for later resale.
  • Monitor the shipping of merchandise to stores.
  • Keep up-to-date on latest marketing trends and industry trends
  • Perform analysis and execute channel clustering and size scaling processes (including selecting time slices, exclude product stores, execute CC and SS runs and re-assign stores)
  • Monitor and review terminal stock and develop action items to mitigate and cascade it to Assistant Merchandisers
  • Review execution of reclassification activities performed by Assistant Merchandisers in the system: Preparation of reclassification (M), approval of reclassification (SM)
  • Provide analytics insights into their respective areas of responsibilities (AOR) to support Business Planning activities and forecasting of sales
  • Collaborate with Merchandise Financial Planner to support in-season department planning planning, including making recommendations for actions around sales markdown or promotion and stock to reflect in season trends (EP)
  • Accountable for Product Selection in Assortment Planning (AP)
  • Review and adjust base forecast and demand forecast performance and resolve issues or exceptions on demand and fulfilment solutions
  • Responsible to execute demand planning and fulfilment activities including New DFU introduction, managing discontinued DFUs and perform manual review of history and cleansing when required*
  • Manage the range building and working with the Buyers on the selection/buying process of ranges
  • Responsible to update supplier expense profile
  • Perform ad-hoc analytics when required
  • Approve stock transfers and store stock balancing activities proposed by Assistant Merchandiser
  • Provide support to Senior Merchandiser in day to day trade activities
  • Responsible to coach assistant merchandisers in day to day trading and merchandising activities, as part of ensure talents are developed within the brands
Qualification and experience:
  • Relevant degree, with retail experience is preferable
  • 2 - 4 years of experience as Assistant Merchandiser or equivalent role
  • Demonstrates in-depth understanding in budget planning, product planning, retail allocation
Language and knowledge required:
  • English speaking essential, conversational Arabic desirable.
  • Possess commercial awareness and understanding of the retail business
Skills and competencies
  • Proven ability and/or experience to lead a junior team and demonstrate good line management
  • Possess a good understanding of retail math concepts with strong analytical and numerical skills to work out budgets and understand sales figures
  • Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment and to quickly identify problems and recommend solutions
  • Demonstrates the ability to plan and prioritise, demonstrates a clear and structured thought process to be able to make sound decision-making and recommendations
  • Good communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Able to work well as part of a team and to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people
  • Possess a strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand what will appeal to customers

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Applications close: India Standard Time

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