Merchandise Admin Assistant, Soho Home

To assist the Merchandising Team drive sales and manage stocks in a multi-channel, covering Retail space, Ecommerce platforms, Internal and Wholesale sales channels. To provide strong administrative skills, meet deadlines, take on ad hoc tasks and support the merchandising team in a fast paced, exciting and growing business. To use organisational skills, logic and analysis to meet the demands of this busy department.

Purchase order & Supplier Management

• Raising and recording purchase orders
• Container planning
• Managing open purchase orders and invoices
• Monitor and manage intake dates with suppliers, communicating issues with the wider team
• Work alongside the Logistics teams to ensure intake is delivered on time and in line with intake plans
• Planning intercompany transfer orders/replenishment to the US 

Stock and allocation management

• Raising retail store allocations
• Liaising with retail store teams and undertaking store visits when required to ensure that we are delivering to expectations ·
• Assist with managing ringfencing and stockholding for all sales channels ·
• Monitor retail site stock levels, ensuring the right stock is in the right place at the right time
• Raising sales orders for internal departments
• Liaising with Merchandising Team, NPD Team, Finance and Logistics where necessary to ensure smooth stock flow in and out of the business · 
• Maintaining inventory records and receipt of deliveries into warehouse

Trade/Reporting

• Assist in updating trade reports
• Stock management through Retail system
• Maintain inventory records as required on retail system
• Assist with regular and adhoc reporting
• Assist in updating line cards and forecasting documents 

Commercial awareness

• To have an excellent understanding of the target customer and emerging trends.
• To understand, prioritise and work to critical dates and deadlines in both the planning and trading process
• To consistently deliver excellent standards of customer service, to be pro-active in seeking customer feedback from all business channels.