Senior Assistant Merchandiser

About the role

We are looking for a motivated Senior Assistant Merchandiser to join a fast‑moving womenswear business in Essex. The role offers the chance to move beyond supporting tasks and take ownership of key merchandising projects, with a clear path towards a Junior Merchandiser position.

Key responsibilities

• Own a specific product area or project and drive its commercial performance.
• Update and forecast WSSI and category cards, ensuring plans stay accurate and relevant.
• Support weekly trading, analyse performance data and identify risks and opportunities.
• Manage a key marketplace segment or a small store portfolio as required.
• Lead projects from inception to completion, collaborating with Buying, Ecommerce, Retail and other teams.
• Assist with launches into new product lines and pop‑up locations.
• Use data and commercial insight to make recommendations and solve problems.

Required profile

• 2‑3+ years of experience as an Assistant Merchandiser, confident in running your own area.
• Strong commercial eye with a curiosity about why products sell or don’t.
• Good numerical and analytical abilities, comfortable with WSSI, forecasting and trading data.
• Excellent Excel skills and a problem‑solving mindset.
• Proactive, can‑do attitude and the confidence to take ownership without being told.
• Ambition to progress towards a Merchandiser or Junior Merchandiser role.

Required skills

• Excel
• WSSI
• Forecasting
• Data analysis