Merchandiser
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Interim Merchandiser for Browns Fashion, responsible for delivering revenue, intake, and sell-through targets across all channels by managing OTB budgets, WSSI forecasts, in-season trading, markdowns, and inventory flow.
About this role
WHAT YOU'LL DO
strategies and Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets in line with Browns' KPIs. Proactively manage and trade
OTB in-season to maximize commercial opportunities and mitigate risks. Manage core forecasts to
maintain optimal stock levels on key styles.
• In-Season Trading: Analyse weekly departmental performance and leverage key trading levers to
drive revenue. Present in weekly and monthly trade meetings, highlighting key insights and actions to
senior managers
• WSSI Management: own Dept WSSI Budget and forecast. Provide realistic end of season view to
wider business to identify sales or stock risks with actions to drive revenue / sell thru.
• Inventory & Intake Control: Strategically manage intake and stock flow to ensure we hit revenue and
stock turn targets, ensuring a stellar assortment in our boutiques.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other functions to drive multi-channel
revenue, partnering with store and Farfetch to optimize the Browns product offering
• Markdown Management: Own the end-of-season markdown process for your department, working
closely with wider teams to clear stock efficiently while protecting profit margins.
• Process Improvement & Upskilling: Act as the voice of merchandising on ad-hoc projects to optimize
the product lifecycle, function and wider business. Play an active role in training and upskilling the
wider merchandising team.
• Team management: develop and mentor assistant merchandiser
WHO YOU ARE
within a luxury, premium, or fast-paced multi-brand fashion retail environment
• Department Management: Proven experience owning area of business and being soley responsible for
execution of strategy to hit targets. Experience managing WSSI to accurately forecast sales, stock levels,
markdown impact and margin.
• Advanced Excel: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data
modelling) is essential for daily analysis
• Highly Driven & Autonomous: You are self-motivated, take true ownership of your department, and
thrive when given the freedom to execute.
• Commercial & Analytical: You are a commercial thinker with exceptional data and analytical
capabilities and sound business judgment.
• Action-Oriented: Highly proactive, accountable, and focused on finding solutions in a fast-paced
environment.
• Collaborative Communicator: You possess strong stakeholder management and influencing skills,
with the ability to communicate with clarity.
• Organised: Able to prioritize seamlessly and stay structured amidst shifting priorities
REWARDS & BENEFITS
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT & SCAM DISCLAIMER
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES- Farfetch is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process.
We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
SCAM DISCLAIMER- It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.
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