River Island is a UK fashion retailer with a long-standing presence on the high street and a network of stores across the UK and Ireland, alongside online shopping. The company combines fashion retail with technology to connect with customers across its channels. Its teams work across retail and fashion, with a focus on evolving the shopping experience and developing the business. River Island is family-owned and was founded in 1948.
Strategic Partnerships Merchandising Administrator
Support River Island’s wholesale merchandising and stock operations across Strategic Partnerships. Coordinate partner data, forecasts, reporting, deliveries and day-to-day administration.
Apraksts
- Help plan and deliver account trading strategies against agreed KPIs.
- Oversee Strategic Partnerships stock, keeping it aligned with seasonal plans and markdown periods.
- Analyse performance to identify ways to increase sales and trading opportunities.
- Recommend changes to short- and long-term financial plans.
- Report department and category performance, and propose actions to grow sales and trade.
- Maintain partner sales data for wholesale and internal sales reports.
- Track partners’ future commitments and flag potential opportunities and risks.
- Update weekly intake forecasts for the Strategic Partnerships channel.
- Keep the Strategic Partnerships order database accurate and correctly attributed.
- Handle partner queries about deliveries, faulty goods and returns.
- Carry out general administrative tasks for the department.
- Question existing practices and suggest improvements where appropriate.
- Support wellbeing and inclusion through open communication, active listening and follow-through.
- Work with partners and Strategic Partnerships colleagues on buying and merchandising plans.
- Build effective working relationships across teams.
Prasības
- Keep accurate records and follow departmental procedures.
- Provide accurate data.
- Deliver good customer service.
- Communicate effectively.
- Have strong numerical skills and good Excel skills.
- Manage your workload to meet departmental deadlines.
- Experience in an omnichannel business is highly desirable.
- Demonstrate strong verbal and numerical reasoning.
- Show strong commercial awareness.
- Pay close attention to detail and accuracy.
- Bring strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, emotional intelligence and self-management.
- Be highly organised and able to prioritise effectively.
- Plan and organise your workload well.
- Be disciplined, conscientious and results-oriented.
- Be persistent, resilient and adaptable to change.
- Champion change and approach learning with curiosity.
- Be forward-thinking and innovative.
Priekšrocības
- 50% staff discount.
- Access to discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing support and more through the Retail Trust.
- Free onsite gym.
- Subsidised restaurant and café.
- Social events throughout the year.
- Enhanced support for maternity, paternity, adoption and fertility treatment.
- Dedicated support through the Retail Trust.
- Give as you earn scheme.
- One annual Giver Island day with matched funding.
- Progression opportunities across Retail and Head Office.
- On-the-job training and qualifications.
- Retirement contributions and a private pension plan.
- 23 days of paid holiday, excluding bank holidays.
- Option to buy additional holiday twice a year.
- Flexible working requests considered for all roles, subject to operational requirements.