Assistant Merchandiser

Huddersfield (Head Office)

Mamas & Papas (Head Office)
Colne Bridge Road,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
HD5 0RH

Overview

As the brand of choice by a community of new & expectant parents, our award winning nursery products we design & bring to life, can be purchased across a multitude of varying channels. These include our own Mamas & Papas stores & concessions around the UK & Ireland, where customers can buy on-line via our Mamas & Papas website, plus through a wealth of over 100 independent nursery retailers, let alone major national high street retailers & online from Next to Boots, to Very to Amazon etc. Lets not also forget through international distributors, franchise partners, and direct to retail, Mamas & Papas products can be purchased in over 30 countries around the world as well!

Mamas & Papas is quite simply a unique brand. A truly global multichannel organisation where the analysis of supply, demand and flow of product across all channels is key.

Through continued growth, we are looking to recruit an ASSISTANT MERCHANDISER to focus within our Nursery Furniture Team

The role of Assistant Merchandiser (Note: this is not visual merchandising)

This is an exciting analytical role focussed on supply & demand of our nursery furniture category. A category we are significant market leaders in. Within this role you will:

**Produce weekly & monthly trade analysis reports to the business on the furniture category including the weekly sales & stock intakes (WSSI)
**Identify supply & demand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats, as well as sales & profitability.
**Work closely with our Hong Kong office, global manufacturing & supplier partners to understand & forecast supply flow, timings, scenarios & solutions.
**Work closely with our stores, online, marketing, & our UK & International sales teams to limit overstock, or understock scenarios, & in creating cost effective solutions where needed.
**Mentoring a Trainee Merchandiser

To Apply:
Are you someone who comes from a Central merchandising background within consumer goods who loves to unearth the mysteries of a data filled excel spreadsheet? Someone who is quick thinking, & able to adapt to every changing commercial, manufacturing & supply chain world we live in nowadays, where no one day is the same, & a change to plan is the norm? Where you relish the challenge of driving results, making things happen, & cultivating success. Then if so, we’d love to hear from you.

Simply apply now to download your CV, and complete a short application form for a member of the Recruitment Team to chat through this all with you further.

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We at Mamas & Papas are committed to championing people of all cultures, ethnicities and gender preferences, and in celebrating diversity in all its forms through our campaigns, recruitment and our actions. We strongly believe in the power of inclusivity to help us all move forward in life.