Our Story

From its inception in 1994, Chrissie Ruckers vision was to build a company that specialised in stylish, white, designer-quality items for the home that were not only exceptional quality, but also outstanding value for money. In addition to this devotion to simplicity, it was imperative the customer was put at the heart of everything and provided with a second-to-none shopping experience - and so The White Company was born. Today, the company that began as a 12-page mail-order brochure has become one of the UKs fast-growing multi-channel retailers and a leading lifestyle brand with 72 stores across the UK and a highly successful online business.

Our Role

We are looking for a Junior Merchandiser FTC (6 months) to join our Merchandising team. With responsibility for a specific product area, to plan and trade each range ensuring that profits are maximized, within agreed company objectives, under the guidance of a Senior Merchandiser / Merchandiser. You will be responsible to ensure that there is a coherent communication strategy for both performance and product issues relating to the rest of the business.

What youll be doing - Planning

To review historical performance and determine future product strategy, working closely with the Buyer to deliver a balanced range with a robust sales, markdown, margin and stock plans. Takes a global approach to strategy planning, considering the brand and the department. Manages fully the complexities of the WSSI and categories for planning the season and forecasting risk and opportunity ensuring all channels are fully potentialized. Create space and range plan that incorporates key KPIs and to deliver a balanced range through the grades. To plan new season buy in line with both range, category and department planning across all Business channels. To review competitor activity with the Buyer to challenge future product strategy. To plan intake across the season to create a balanced range. Ensure appropriate stock levels and newness within stock targets. To plan pricing strategy, working closely with the Buyer to secure overall margin targets. To provide regular performance reviews across all Business channels. - Trading

Responsible for the planning of the department and delivering a range that is balanced across the grades and channels with phasing that potentializes every week and channel to deliver the department profit plan. Report on weekly trade each Monday, identifying trading opportunities or risks against plans. Responsible for proposing and managing markdown plans to drive department sales and achieve terminal targets. Ensures the allocation strategy fulfils the department and business needs. Flexibly adapts trading decisions to the required business needs.

- Retail

To be responsible for the product strategy relating to retail, notably retail ranging, grading and density planning. To be responsible for specific stores as notified. To ensure the retail ranging and trading strategy is regularly reviewed and corrective action taken. To ensure that regular branch visits are undertaken across the whole team and appropriate reports issued subsequently. To produce appropriate business reports after each visit and follow up action plans.

- Supplier and product maintenance

To hold regular supplier reviews, to maintain thorough supplier records. To ensure regular communication, to maintain an effective Business partnership with all Suppliers and to improve KPIs with suppliers. To undertake regular Supplier visits and attend buying trips as necessary. To ensure processes and checks in place to ensure all product records, purchase orders and system maintenance are kept inline.

- Commercial Awareness

Multi channel merchandiser responsible for retail, direct, wholesale and B2B and ensure all are potentialized. To undertake competitor visits on a regular basis, feedback any relevant points and put into place any required action plans. To understand, prioritise and work to the critical dates and deadlines in both the planning and trading process. To consistently deliver excellent standards of customer service.

- Merchandising Systems

To develop an excellent working knowledge of all Merchandising systems. To identify and propose improved working practices and updates to systems. To action detailed integrity checks as necessary to ensure the efficient running of the department

- Management and development of team

To take responsibility for own personal development and to foster good working relationships across the Business. To continually review processes and controls, initiating improvements in best practice as necessary. To assist in the development

and training of the merchandising team. To manage the team on a day to day basis.

The skills & experience that youll need

Systems knowledge Excellent numerical and analytical ability Experience in a Head Office Merchandising environment as a

Junior

Merchandiser or Senior Assistant Merchandiser.

Our Equality Diversity and Inclusion statement of commitment

At The White Company we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds and identities. We are working together to ensure our environment is one where people can bring their authentic selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated. Where difference is respected, encouraged, and celebrated. Where you can feel you belong. We are committed to an active Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process. We'd love you to join us on our journey.

PRIDE

in everything we do

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Passionate

We look for team members who are passionate about their expertise or role, who bring the best of themselves to work and have fun with it. We need people who are passionate about offering impeccable service to customers and colleagues R

Resourceful

We love hearing from people who use their initiative to solve problems or make processes more efficient. We value people who use their industry knowledge to support the success of the team, and those who care about sustainability. I

Imagination

-The best people at The White Company bring creative ideas and offer solutions to problems. We encourage everyone, no matter how junior, to share their ideas and have a voice D

Dedication

We look for people who want to go above and beyond for their team and the business. We love seeing evidence of drive from people who are dedicated to being the best in their field of expertise. E

Everyone

We all want The White Company to do well and we do that through a One Team, inclusive approach. We need team members who are supportive, respectful people who share ideas and support team wellbeing.

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