<dt class="rm-fieldTitle">Description</dt><dd class="rm-fieldData"><p><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Trainee Merchandiser / Merchandising Admin Assistant</strong></span><br class=""><br class="">Greater Manchester | £24,000 - £26,000 | Fashion, Footwear &amp; Accessories</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt;">This is a brilliant opportunity for someone at the very start of their merchandising career, or currently in a BAA or MAA role. You will be hungry to learn, get hands-on, and build a long-term future in fashion retail.</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt;">This role is ideal for someone who loves detail, numbers, sales, and commercial thinking. If you're excited by tracking performance, understanding profit, and becoming an Excel whizz, this is where it all begins. You'll sit at the heart of the business, acting as the backbone to the Buying and Design teams while learning how product, stock, and sales all connect.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">The Role:</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt;">You'll support the merchandising team with the day-to-day running of the department, gaining exposure to trading, reporting, stock management, and range performance. Working closely with Buying, Supply Chain, Warehouses, and Stores, you'll develop a strong understanding of the full product lifecycle. From planning and purchase orders through to delivery and sell-through.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">Key Responsibilities:</span></p><ul class=""><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Own all departmental administrative and data-led tasks</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Update daily and weekly sales reports, ensuring accuracy and insight</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Prepare Monday trade packs alongside the Buying and Merchandising teams</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Analyse best sellers, slow movers, stock positions, and cover opportunities</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Support range builds, range reviews, and best/worst analysis</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Assist with trading actions and sign-off preparation</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Manage and track purchase orders, quantities, and delivery dates</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Support critical path management to ensure stock flow aligns with delivery schedules</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Liaise with suppliers, warehouses, and stores to support smooth stock movement</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Confidently present reports, sharing insights, ideas, and commercial recommendations</span></p></li></ul><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">Career Progression:</span></p><p><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">This role offers clear and structured development:</span></p><ul class=""><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Trainee / MAA - Learn the foundations: data, reporting, stock, and trade</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Assistant Merchandiser - Begin owning elements of trade and planning</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Junior Merchandiser - Take full ownership of a category, planning, trading, and performance.</span></p></li></ul><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">About You:</span></p><ul class=""><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Highly detail-oriented with a genuine interest in numbers, sales, and commercial performance within fashion</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Keen to build a career in fashion or retail merchandising</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Confident, proactive, and eager to learn from those around you</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Excel competent (or excited to become an expert)</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Background as an Allocator, BAA, or MAA is beneficial but not essential</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">A strong team player with a positive, can-do attitude</span></p></li><li class=""><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">A Degree in Fashion Buying &amp; Merchandising would be ideal, or similar within Business Management, Ecommerce or Finance </span></p></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">BH35154</span></p></dd>