Senior Merchandising and Allocation Specialist

About the role

An exciting opportunity to join a well‑established premium fashion brand as a Senior Merchandising and Allocation Specialist. You will support planning, assortment and stock‑flow processes to drive strong commercial performance across multiple channels while working in a hybrid environment.

Key responsibilities

• Financial & Open‑to‑Buy (OTB) support – assist the manager in creating financial plans, setting sales and stock targets, maintaining OTB and inventory plans, updating forecasts and providing insights for trading decisions.
• Assortment planning – develop channel and geography‑specific assortments, analyse past performance, brief merchandising on consumer needs, contribute to visual‑merchandising and space‑planning criteria, maintain store profiling database and sample management.
• Allocation, replenishment & in‑season trading – execute allocation and replenishment strategies, monitor in‑season performance, highlight risks and opportunities, support full‑price sell‑through, participate in trading reviews and coordinate with logistics.
• Systems & process optimisation – ensure accuracy of master‑data‑management (MDM) and system data flows, identify process‑improvement opportunities and drive efficiency.
• Analysis & reporting – produce weekly and seasonal KPI reports on stock levels and sell‑through, deliver data‑driven insights for decision‑making.
• Cross‑functional communication – maintain effective liaison with merchandising, visual‑merchandising, retail, logistics and marketing teams to align product, stock and trading activities.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of experience in merchandising, buying, planning or allocation, preferably within fashion.
• Strong analytical and numerical ability with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Proven experience managing OTB, inventory and allocation processes in a fast‑paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.

Required skills

• Master Data Management (MDM) systems

What we offer

• Competitive salary £60‑70k per annum.
• Hybrid working model.
• Opportunity to contribute to the global expansion of a premium fashion brand.