Senior Assistant Merchandiser - Menswear

UNIQLO is a leading brand of the Fast Retailing Group, one of the largest apparel retailers in the world. UNIQLO respects the individuality and lifestyle of all customers and takes pride in creating high quality, long-lasting, innovative clothing at an affordable price.  

We are currently recruiting a Menswear Senior Assistant Merchandiser to sit within the EU Merchandising Planning team, based in our London office. You will be reporting directly into the Head of Merchandising for Menswear, working across functions and at a European level.  

This is an opportunity for someone looking to own your own product categories within a menswear department. This is a permanent full-time position and as our Menswear Senior Assistant Merchandiser, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement the commercial strategy for our menswear collection. 

What you will be responsible for: 

• Overseeing your division buying plan and providing information to ensure consistent management of product 

• Identifying and interpreting market trends through market research, whilst remaining aware of the activities of our primary competitors 

• Establishing best practices to feedback and recommend products for the European market with Global Merchandising and Product Development teams in Tokyo 

• Reviewing the weekly sales figures, completing analysis and actioning to continually update forward buying forecasts. Identifying trends which represent opportunities or risks to profit 

• Conduct sales and trend analysis to generate seasonal forecasts at SKU level, translating demand insights into effective buy plans and order placement. 

• Agreeing on divisional budgets, seasonal pricing proposals, markdowns and promotional strategies in conjunction with stores and other merchandisers to achieve profit targets 

• Coordinating timing on range assortments and delivery with Global Merchandising 

• Regularly reviewing the delivery schedule forecasts and the actual intake of merchandise with the Production and Logistics Departments, anticipating and/or identifying potential problems and taking remedial action to resolve issues 

• Managing the optimisation of store stocks in line with sales performance to improve company profitability and maximise product availability 

• Coordinating activities between all markets on layout plans and zoning to deliver the best layout in a timely manner for European stores 

• Establishing close contact with stores in order to assess the impact of the rang