Apprentice Merchandise Administration Assistant

Updating the category weekly, sales, stock and intake monitor to assist Merchandising with departmental season forecast. Supporting the Assistant Merchandiser with in-season analysis. Running daily reports and supporting the team in compiling and running central documentation. Aid Assistant Merchandiser in range management from range plan creation to allocation planning. Work closely with the Assistant Merchandiser to forecast sales, and stock online cards to maintain availability. Suggest and action rebuys to Merchandiser. Support the analysis on category performance, line life, store performance and densities to ensure accurate assortment planning. Collate history for strategy documents and category reviews. Review line print, highlighting best/worst stock lines. Work with Assistant Merchandiser and Branch Merchandising team to agree allocation and replenishment parameters are optimised.

Training:

As you develop in the Merchandising Admin Assistant role, you will also learn new knowledge, skills, and behaviours in areas such as the Retail Business Environment, Planning and budgeting, Commercial Range Planning, and Trading.

Your Apprenticeship training will be delivered by the Fashion Retail Academy at least two days a month. You'll be working towards an accredited Level 4 Buying and Merchandising Assistant apprenticeship standard.

Training Outcome:

Depending on the performance of the candidate and company vacancies, there may a possibilityof a full time post upon completing the apprenticeship.

Employer Description:
The Entertainer began when Gary and Catherine took over the Pram and Toy Bar in May 1981. Catherine was also a full-time Nurse when the first store opened. The previous owner didn’t much like children and Gary and Catherine saw an opportunity to make the shop into somewhere children and adults alike would come and visit, have fun, find something to ‘Entertain’ their time and want to come back again and again. As the potential and possibility for expansion became real, Gary took on his first employees, one of whom still works for us today heading up our New Store Development Team. A second branch then opened in Beaconsfield, in June 1985. The rest, as they say, is history. We think we are a unique retail business – like a signature that cannot be copied. Our vision is every childhood filled with wonder. Our mission is to be the Best-Loved Toyshop - one child, one community at a time. We love creating memories and delivering outstanding service. Do you remember visiting a toy shop as a child? Hopefully, those memories are still with you.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday, 7:30am-9:30am to 4:30pm-6:30pm Friday, 9:30am - 5pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Patience,Microsoft Office, inc Excel,Conmfortable with numbers