About this role

Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

Responsibilities:

- To support the Merchandise Manager in all aspects of trading, stock control and price management for the retail operation of the business.

- Manage & produce weekly market trading reports to summarise, analyse & identify key sales drivers by collection and category with the view to propose any necessary trading action.

- Assist the Merchandise Manager in identifying KGL lines for promotion, repeats and risk assessment.
- Support in updating Weekly Stock Sales and Intake forecasts (WSSI).

- Liaise regularly with the branch merchandising team to control inventory levels, allocations and replenishment to branches as required.
- Liaise with the warehouse team regularly to assist with stock transfers and price changes
- Review key Core lines forward sales forecasts by market to ensure stock availability on a regular basis.

- Establish and maintain strong relationships with the buying team, through regular meetings and communication.

- Cost markdown proposal for end-of-season sales and ensure that markdowns are on the system in line with the markdown calendar by market.

- Produce colour, price, sizing and ad hoc analysis on the range regularly working to tight and demanding deadlines.
- Provide historical analysis to develop Seasonal Planning Forecasts for all KGL Collections.

- Ensure a high degree of accuracy is maintained across all areas of responsibility.
- Planning and budgeting for each dropship site. This will involve conducting a thorough analysis of performance at category / price / style / colour level, taking into account promotions, and trend information.
- Ensuring we have an optimal selection of product on each site working to option targets and using historical sales analysis to inform decisions
- Managing the product selection on each site – reacting to trading patterns and iterating the selection as necessary
- Managing the promotional calendar on each site – communicating with the dropship partner teams and our ecom team
- Understanding the sales performance on each site in detail eg at category, colour, style level.
- Actively trading the sites. Being aware of each sites promotional calendar and leveraging that, working on promotions specifically for the Carvela brand with the partner sites
- Conducting sales analysis to identify trends and inform trading decisions
- Understanding and managing any logistical processes for each site
- Building a close working relationship with our ecom dropship team and the dropship partner teams

Requirements

You are a proven Junior Merchandiser or have significant experience at the Assistant Merchandiser level within a premium retail environment.

You will play a key role in the successful planning and trading of our ranges, so a commercial mind-set and a strategic approach are vital

- Passionate about Merchandising in a fashion environment
- The ideal candidate will have experience of managing and trading premium brands in an off-price environment
- Enjoys working with numbers and a strong team player
- You will pride yourself on building great relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and can adapt your communication style successfully.
- You are efficient, analytical and an optimiser, always aiming to exceed targets.

Benefits

- Competitive basic salary
- Pension and life assurance
- Enviable discounts
- Gym Discounts
- Summer hours - 3pm Friday Finish
- Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
- RetailTrust support
- GP Access
- Sample sales
- And so much more!

If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.

Our Culture

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.