Branch Merchandiser (MAT Cover)

June 24, 2025

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Full Time

Crew Clothing Head Office

3YearsExperience

June 24, 2025

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<div class="title-gr">Description</div><div class="space-s"></div><div class="bio-details" automation="jobPublicDescription" ng-if="data.job.access_mode !== 'PRIVATE'"><div><div>Brand Merchandiser (MAT Cover)</div><div>Full-Time</div><div>Kingston-on-Thames At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments. We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From ’93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It’s in our name – Crew. Purpose of the role To support the Branch Merchandiser in optimizing the stockpackages by channel in order to deliver the channel sales plans and manage stockin the most profitable way.Responsible for supporting the Branch Merchandiser in thedevelopment of the MAA and allocators. Responsibilities <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Store Planning and Trading </div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Deliver an optimised, balanced range for retail that meets and exceed sales and MD targets.  </li><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Set commercial initial allocations by category aligned with planned store turnover, space, cover and implement and manage the seasonal allocation and replenishment strategy by department / category. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Potentialise sales and profit opportunities in stores by grade - Understanding store turnovers, size and commercial grading. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Manage store openings/modernisations/closures and space changes, working closely with B&M to deliver successful launches. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Optimise the trading of stock within the business, understanding the performance across all channels and ensuring delivery of the best return on stock investment. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Feed back market intelligence and analysis to the B&M teams. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Work with retail Heads of Retail, Area Managers and B&M to identify existing and new opportunities. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Manage specific projects, documenting and analysing information and formulating conclusions and recommendations to the business. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Move the business forward through trialling/proposing new ideas. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Analyse and review weekly / monthly / seasonal trade by store and grade versus budget and last year and propose short / medium / longer term actions. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Build relationships and work cross functionally with Retail, Buying and Merchandising and logistics teams. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW55173587 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW55173587 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW55173587 BCX8">Regular visits to stores to gather market intelligence and competitor analysis. </li></ul><div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Distribution </div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Work closely with Logistics to forecast retail short term dispatch and DC volumes  </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Work with supply chain/logistics to ensure best delivery day/method/frequency </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Work closely with the merchandising to devise allocation best practice methods. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Plan store distribution ensuring each store receives the optimum number and volume of deliveries to ensure availability from a width and depth perspective </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Optimise the allocation and replenishment system </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Oversee the smooth flow of stock in stops maximising potential through initial allocation, re-assortments, and identify stock to be removed at the end of season for Outlet. </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW189171672 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW189171672 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189171672 BCX8">Manage store consolidations in line with Store requirements and budget</li></ul><div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Key Interfaces </div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Head of B&M </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">B&M Teams </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Retail </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Logistics </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Finance </li></ul></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">People </div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW45905007 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW45905007 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45905007 BCX8">Management of team of 2. Responsible for performance management and development plans. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><div> </div></div>Key Skills<div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Strong commercial skills with an in-depth understanding of the High Street </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Experience of working in a fast-paced merchandising / planning role </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Able to talk knowledgeably about seasonal trends and comfortable discussing product, affinity with product </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Collaborative approach – works in partnership with peers in key functions </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Excellent communication and influencing skills – able to build effective relationship at all levels and gain buy-in at Senior Management level </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Ability to think ‘big picture’ </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Strong numerical/analytical skills </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Excellent problem-solving skills – solution focused </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">High attention to detail </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Confident decision maker </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Flexibility to manage several activities simultaneously </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Drive for results </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Commercial focus </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Ability to manage change positively </li></ul></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW56415778 BCX8"><ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW56415778 BCX8"><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56415778 BCX8">Commercial and business skills with an understanding of multi-channel retail </li></ul></div></div></div></div>

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