Merchandiser

Merchandiser | St Albans | Up to £35k A successful and fast growing organisation who have doubled in size in the last 10 years are looking for an experienced Merchandiser to join their team. They are an independent family owned local business based in St Albans.

They offer quality products and a traditional service as well as a multi-channel offering and they supply into 550 schools across the UK. This is an exciting time to join them as they continue to grow and develop. You will be joining an experienced and growing team in a busy and varied role where your forecasting skills will be key.

The company offer a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 at home – after probation. What's in it for you: Salary: Up to £35k Hours: Flexible hours 4 X Salary Life Insurance 24 days holidays increasing to 29 days after 3 years' service Employees can buy up to 5 days holiday full time equivalent in any one holiday year 25% discount on products after probation Standard Life Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme Wellness programme Based in Head offices in St Albans

Key responsibilities

To deal with all back order and replenishment requests accurately and promptly to ensure the required levels of stock are available for transfer in good time Understand seasonal trends to forecast accurately whilst taking into account supplier lead times and potential upcoming sales events.

Limiting potential stock issues and phasing accurately to avoid over/ under stocks To have the ability to react to changes in demand and logistics Raising manual orders where required Monitoring new schools sales closely and logically top up ordering to meet predicted demand Understanding the sales trends to manually fine-tune automated forecasts Maintaining good relationships with suppliers, branches, colleagues and other internal departments Ensure supplier queries are resolved efficiently and within the agreed time frame Maintain up to date knowledge of suppliers prices, promotions, and products and making sure the system is up to date Be an effective communicator and pass on essential information to management Providing up to date information for customer services, branch management and deal with all queries and complaints in a professional manner Ensure returns are carried out within the required time frame and all the necessary paperwork is completed Confirm orders will arrive within our agreed supplier lead time and chase up any orders which have exceeded their delivery date and update the system accordingly What the employer is looking for: · Minimum of 12 months' experience gained within a merchandising role &mid...

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