Job Title: Senior Merchandiser Department: Merchandising Contract type: Permanent Location: Based in The Fold's Bermondsey Head Office, hybrid (4 days a week in the office) Role Purpose: As Senior Merchandiser you will demonstrate strong commercial acumen, analytical ability and leadership skills, you will have a deep understanding of both market trends and internal performance data. The role is pivotal in maximizing profitability while ensuring the brand's creative vision. You will oversee sales planning and stock management and will be accountable of executing the commercial strategy. Areas of responsibility: 1\.    Merchandising • Be responsible for managing and developing the team to support the business’s growth targets. • You will support the sales growth by working across functions, to develop the seasonal department strategies - through category expansion, option planning and range planning. • Ensures bottom up planning aligns with the overall business strategy & targets • Manage stock and sales forecasting via WSSI. Ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained at all times, to maximise sales potentials by channel / product type. Ensure stock control accuracy on Netsuite system. • Ensures the stock is being used in the most appropriate way across the channels (Retail / E-comm / Channels works with the Retail managers on stock packages recalls • Present weekly sales analysis with KPIs to indicate any areas of risk or opportunity & ensure appropriate actions are made. • Build the range to present at Buy meeting using robust analysis to forecast unit buy quantities by line - taking into account catalogue planning (pagination), promotional activity, marketing activity / campaigns • Manage POS, Sale and Terminal stock strategies to ensure maximum sell through and gross profit. • Support Commercial Director and Marketing team to agree sales phasing, marketing activity to populate trading calendar. • Consider impact of geographic markets, digital expansion, channel and distribution opportunities. • Clear diagonal involvement in Ecommerce merchandising – and ensures digital data is used to help with the direction of range build and trading decisions • Working closely with Marketing using customer insights and sales data to help drive catalogue and email communication strategy. • As necessary, be a part of new system implementations as far as it involves merchandising and improving our ability to access and report on business information. • Work with Design and Buying/Production to make sure brand vision, margin and delivery targets are achieved. • Managing the continuity range and in stock targets • Drive efficiencies through process improvement and leads strategic projects to continuously improve the merchandise function Benefits & Perks of working with The Fold: • 25 days holidays (including bank holidays) • Buy additional holidays • Employee Assistance Programme • Financial wellbeing platform • Pension scheme • Salary sacrifice for groceries, pension & childcare • Enhanced maternity pay • Yearly gift voucher of £1,250 • A friends and family discount policy with 50% off full retail price. • Bike to work scheme, save on the cost of bikes and equipment. • Eye Care • Summer Friday hours • Fully stocked snack cupboards, fruits and coffee & tea • Regular monthly social events - including summer and Christmas parties • Volunteering Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, we are only able to respond to those that are successful to the next stage. Diversity and Inclusion We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace which harnesses the benefits of the diversity of our team and strives to represent the communities in which we live and work. Our vision is to establish an environment that attracts individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and talents, empowering them to contribute their best and authentic selves. We welcome and encourage applications from those who share our commitment to fostering this inclusive and authentic work culture.