Assistant Merchandiser
Kingdom People
RochdaleView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Closing date
18 November 2026
26 days leftJob description
Job Title: Assistant Merchandiser
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Location: Rochdale
Our client is currently looking to recruit an experienced
assistant merchandiser to join the team due to continued growth.
An excellent opportunity to join a thriving organisation that
prides itself on retaining the family feel and valuing their
employees. This is a critical role supporting the wider
merchandising team ensuring all reporting, critical path is kept
up to date to ensure a smooth process is followed.
- Weekly update of store orders and till sales, provide internal
updates on sales from previous weeks to aid forecasting and
decision making.
- Data Input into forecasting system where required; min stocks
missed sales, and maintain system with accurate information.
- Downloading, processing and re-uploading stock availability
reports and producing comments relating to out of stocks <1.5
weeks cover.
- Processing invoices received from suppliers; follow up short
shipments where applicable.
- Ensuring internal systems are up to date once invoices
received.
- Checking critical paths from applicable suppliers; movements
queried where required and relayed back to merchandisers.
- Monthly checks in place to ensure our open order records mirror
that of suppliers.
- Ensuring system is up to date with live docking and booked
container dates.
- Generating weekly report from detail held in Power BI to show
service level for each category and support merchandiser with a
report on variances from projections.
- Updating the service predictor as per requirements of
merchandiser.
- Generating purchase orders for all categories where required
and sending to suppliers.
- Ad hoc reports to be set up and/or maintained as per
instruction given from merchandisers; these would include but are
not limited to P&L report, sales/colour ranking, EOS stock
declarations, rolling changes.
- Checking allocation orders from Dunelm and inputting into
system accordingly once reviewed.
- Checking new launch visibility online and work with internal
teams and customer to correct where required.
- Liaising with freight forwarders; air freight and sea freight.
Reporting requirements where applicable.
- New launch reports set up and maintained where required.
- There may be a requirement to forecast a small number of skus
depending on dept needs.
- Place orders with the mill in a timely manner, adhering to lead
times given, to ensure that customer delivery requirements are
met. Orders placed by either sea or air freight depending on
delivery time scales.
- Regular communication with the supply base including on site/
teams meetings where required to maintain expected levels of
service.
- Management of the suppliers to ensure that all deliveries
arrive at the specified time, being fully aware of any delays or
stock shortages. Liaise with customer as and when required.
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Reed
First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
24 October 2026
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