We’re looking for a dynamic and commercially minded Senior Wholesale Merchandiser to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of brands and foster strong relationships with our wholesale partners. This role requires a proactive, solutions-driven approach and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be KPI-focused, with a deep understanding of product ranges and a passion for driving efficiency and profitability through process innovation and strategic planning.
Account Management:
- Manage All Brands from a merchandising perspective: 4th & Reckless & The Frolic
- Manage the wholesale sections of the range plan tool
- Work in partnership with the Head of Sales – Strategy/ forecasting/ meeting packs
- Maintain relationships with partners, meeting new partners & trading the product
- Support partners trading stock and ensure rebuys are fulfilled
- Work with production merchandiser to communicate delays & solutions to partners – ensuring ranges are sent at the right time, costs received, orders collected and raised on time
- Work with Sales to receive product packs back
- Responsible for all orders to be raised and delivered on time and the main contact for partners
- Work very closely with Ecom to ensure negotiating costs based on order quantities and orders to be raised at the same time
- Attend CP meetings where needed and ensure time efficient and solution focused
- Report any concerns/ intake summaries to HoM & HoS with resolutions
- Ensure all partners documents & bookings are done by the MAA
- Management of the Wholesale 4th Rangeplan to ensure accurate [Ensuring MAA has logged all styles, customer qtys, all costs received back, status, & live intake dates] and work with the production merchandiser & MAA to ensure all raised
Processes/ Reporting:
- Review & adapt current processes such as the range plan / customer buy sheets to make efficient and streamline ways of working
- Arrange and lead customer meetings with the Head of Sales
- Review best sellers and work with partners to maximise sales
- Support ecom non-moving stock through wholesale avenues
- Improve efficiency & processes constantly
- Onboard new partners with ways of working and amend internal processes to support requirements
- Report in weekly trade meetings
- Work with HoM & HoS on Wholesale budgets
Team & Leadership
- Drive projects for efficiency: EG onboard Joor and ensure it benefits the WS team
- WS Strategy & analysis – work on lessons learnt/monthly packs / budget/ trade
- Manage WS MAA & development
- Experience in Wholesale Merchandising
- Agile and solution-focused
- Passionate about retail
- Organised & Self-motivated
- Strong excel skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly flexible to adapt to the needs of a fast-paced environment
- Birthday day off
- 25-day holiday
- Flexible hours
- Vibrant team
- 40% off staff discount
- Team socials
- Free Parking
- Competitions
- Hybrid working - 4 days in the Altrincham office