This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience.

Space NK and our selected partners use cookies and similar technologies (together “cookies”) that are necessary to present this website, and to ensure you get the best experience of it. If you consent to it, we will also use cookies for analytics purposes.

See our Cookie Policy to read more about the cookies we set.

You can withdraw and manage your consent at any time, by clicking “Manage cookies” at the bottom of each website page.

Select which cookies you accept

On this site, we always set cookies that are strictly necessary, meaning they are necessary for the site to function properly.

If you consent to it, we will also set other types of cookies. You can provide or withdraw your consent to the different types of cookies using the toggles below. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, by clicking the link “Manage Cookies”, which is always available at the bottom of the site.

To learn more about what the different types of cookies do, how your data is used when they are set etc, see our Cookie Policy.

These cookies are necessary to make the site work properly, and are always set when you visit the site.

Vendors Teamtailor

These cookies collect information to help us understand how the site is being used.

Vendors Teamtailor
Skip to main content
Seasonal and Own Brand · London (Head Office) · Hybrid

Junior Merchandiser (Own Brand)

If you love beauty, you’re in the right place.

As the ultimate curator of over 100 of the most in-demand, highly innovative and boundary-pushing beauty brands, we are the go-to destination for worldwide beauty discovery.

Together through our neighbourhood stores, online presence and loyalty scheme, Space NK has built a flourishing community in which to discover beauty. The customer is at the heart of everything we do, and we will always endeavour to offer everything they need to help them explore, experiment, and enjoy our brands.

Junior Merchandiser (Own Brand) – Head Office

The purpose of this position is to own the planning and trading of the department/s, driving sales through effective stock planning and intake management, store analysis, as well as in-depth daily, weekly, and seasonal stock and sales analysis.

Key Skills and Areas of Responsibility:

  • OTB

  • Trading

  • Promotions/markdowns

  • Brand & stakeholder relationships

Stock Management

  • Own sales forecasting at brand and department level.

  • Own and manage the WSSI and OTB process

  • Ensure stock replenishment is maintained to drive sales and deliver optimum product availability, working towards 98% availability across A-C graded SKUs

  • Oversee the MAA with raising POs

  • Manage the intake of stock in line with agreed department & brand stock levels to maximise sales potential, suggesting ways to mitigate any risks

  • Working closing with the Inventory Merchandisers to ensure department & brand stock flow through the DC

  • Identify department & brand specific inventory liabilities and work with vendors to resolve

  • Oversee AM ranging SKUs for initial allocation of product by store in line with business requirements.

  • Linking of new SKU to existing SKUs for allocations in AGR

Trading

  • Prepare weekly trade summaries of KPIs within departments of responsibility to the B&M team, providing key insights on the best/worst sellers to influence stock and trading decisions

  • Analyse sales at all product levels, identifying trends, opportunities for growth and highlighting potential risks to the Merchandiser

  • Provide analysis for the success of promos and events

  • Conduct ad-hoc analysis as required on specific products/product groups

  • Assist in the generation of markdown proposals and analysis

Merchandising Systems

  • Develop excellent working knowledge of all Merchandising systems, NAV, AGR, Qlikview, Qliksense

  • Action detailed data integrity checks as necessary to ensure the efficient running of the department e.g. product lifecycle status and hierarchy accuracy

Management, Training And Development

  • Develop and build strong relationships and networks with cross functional partners both internally and externally, Buying, Trading, Marketing, Inventory Merch, Brands as well as external suppliers.

  • Take responsibility for own personal development

  • Assist in the development and training of the AM

(Please note that the category that this role sits within will be Own Brand owning both Private Label and Multi Brand Projects such as Advent and Edits)

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:

  • Excellent Excel skills

  • Experience of multi brand business; luxury brands is highly desirable Advanced Excel skills

  • Knowledge of a multi-channel business, stores, and ecommerce ideal

Competencies and Personal Attributes:

  • Entrepreneurial mind set and self-motivated

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Enthusiastic and self-confident

  • Problem solver and solutions orientated

  • Analytical with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

  • Adaptable and open to change, willing to take on new challenges and driven to continually improve

  • Ability to demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills

  • Resourceful and commercial

  • Ability to manage upwards.

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.

All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

If you want to find out more about us, what it is like to work for us, all about our benefits, and our pledges on Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, please visit our website.

Space NK are an equal opportunities employer.

How We Will Use Your Information

We will use the information you provide to us with your job application to help us process your application for the specific job you have applied for. If you apply speculatively, we will process your application for the job/relevant business area that you detail within your email.

Please note that our current system does not use an automated filtering system.

All applications made via the website, through a third-party website or in-store will be kept on file for a period of 12 months.

This information will be retained and used to assess your suitability to similar positions that may arise in the future, or if the initial vacancy becomes live again during the 12-month period. If you would prefer us to not hold your information on file/ you wish to be ‘forgotten’ if you are not offered a position with Space NK, please email your ‘right to be forgotten’ to our recruitment email address with RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN as the title of the email. We will always inform you when we have deleted your application details, otherwise we will treat your application as consent to us holding this information.

Team
Seasonal and Own Brand
Locations
London (Head Office)
Remote status
Hybrid
Seasonal and Own Brand · London (Head Office) · Hybrid

Junior Merchandiser (Own Brand)

Loading application form

Applicant tracking system by Teamtailor