Merchandising Assistant

*Merchandising Assistant
*Costume Company
*£22,000
*Monday - Friday - 09:00-17:30
*North West London

A fancy-dress retailer and costume company is looking for a Merchandising Admin Assistant to join their friendly Merchandising team

Job Purpose:

To assist in the running of the Merchandising department by ensuring that the right stock is available for customers to purchase.

Key Responsibilities:

*Ensuring that the database and line detail are kept up to date by adding new products and associated product information and deleting off old lines.
*Creating, amending & closing purchase orders.
*Acting as the main day to day contact for suppliers and our warehouse.
*Managing the delivery schedule and ensuring that stock arrives in a timely fashion.
*Resolving any delivery or stock issues with suppliers.
*Allocating new stock and running daily replenishment to stores. Managing any ad hoc stock requests.
*Providing stock and product information to Customer Services, the web team and stores.
*Producing weekly Merchandising reports.
*Producing and updating printed pages for the store books.
*Any other tasks as reasonably requested. These may include, but are not limited to, providing cover in our onsite store, assisting at trade shows and helping the warehouse over our peak period.

Experience & Competencies Required:

*Experience in a merchandising/purchasing environment - Highly Desirable
*Strong Excel skills.
*Excellent attention to detail.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Good numeric skills - comfortable working with figures.
*Highly organised and a logical thinker.
*Ability to understand processes and systems quickly.
*Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
*Strong team player - happy to "pitch in".

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