This growing supplier of licenced and well-known branded textiles, soft furnishings, clothing, and toys is seeking a Merchandise & Stock Planner to join their growing Merchandising team. This fun, rewarding business who promote extensively from within and have a great social element to the business are seeking someone from an import/export/product/fmcg background, to join the merchandising team. You will work closely with the B2C customers. The role will involve: -
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Very import biased, this role will be liaising with their UK and European factories as well as dealing with their online and Amazon customers
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Managing orders and stock levels and forecasting
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Ensuring that replenishment buys are recommended
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Analyse stock coming in and out ensuring stock purchase proposals are approved
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Working on their ERP system (Prima)
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Work with suppliers to ensure they meet all delivery requirements
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Create and progress purchase orders
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Ensure all factory paperwork is correct to avoid delays
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Work with the product team to plan all work and to avoid delays
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Responsible for the correct instructions being given to factories for bespoke customers packaging/delivery requirements
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Maintaining their ERP system (Prima) to enter new records
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Using MS Excel to look at stock data, and to manage it
Experience required:
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Stock planning, allocation and forecasting experience is essential
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Experience within import/export/products/textiles/fashion background de
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Experience of using an ERP system, for example Prima, SAP, or MS Navision
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Confident user of Excel, including pivot tables
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Able to get to Cheadle Hulme
What’s on offer:
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35-hour week with a 3 pm finish on a Friday
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Work from home, Thursday, and Friday
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Discretionary bonus scheme
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Loads of fun nights out
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Career progression
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Free parking