Title 

Japanese Speaking Merchandizing Assistant

Salary

£29,000 per annum

Job profile

A Japanese global Culture Home are looking for a Merchanizing Assistant.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Merchandising operations

• Managing end-to-end ordering process for replenishment and new products including receiving purchase requisitions, evaluating quotes, raising and processing purchase orders in agreement with Merchandising Team managers
• Collation, distribution and analysis sales and performance reports, identifying trends, trading patterns and highlighting anomalies.
• Provide Merchandising Team managers with essential information regarding orders and deliveries on all lines to ensure deliveries are on time.
• Build and maintain communication with external suppliers to ensure the smooth flow of goods to the company.
• Monitoring delivery dates liaising with logistics providers/couriers and suppliers and update Stock Controller
• Provide up to date information to the team on product launch schedules
• Assisting translation of product name from Japanese to suitable English name according to guidelines.
• Registering new product information to the retail system and maintaining SKU information to be ready sold in the shop and online.
• Establish and maintain up to date price lists, implementing price changes as directed by Merchandising Team managers.
• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of stock by managing supplier relationships and communicating any issues to Merchandising Team and the wider team where relevant
• Use competitor and market analysis to identify opportunities to improve/increase sales performance
• Monitoring invoices are paid on time by ensuring information is communicated to the Finance team.
• Following up in cooperation with Merchandising Team managers and Finance team if there are any issues with payments and supplier information
• Maintaining filing system on Shared drive (PO, invoice, supplier details, contracts etc)
• Issuing new launch product list to help REA team in serving customers.
• Assisting with product information and queries from REA team or customers.
• Providing back in stock communication to REA team

Stock Management & Reporting

• Liaising with the Stock Controller, ensuring that all physical stock is cared for during its journey from source to sale.
• Ensure allocated ranges are kept in stock as per set range plans. Regularly review replenishment levels to ensure maximum store performance and raise any issues with the Merchandising Team.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date stock levels to ensure there is enough stock cover across each category and ensure reordering.
• Manage the Delivery / Intake Schedule, ensuring that pricing is correct and any residual order balances are cancelled or chased with the supplier as appropriate, to maintain accuracy.
• Monitoring stock movement records.
• Liaise with Stock Controller regarding inventory held with external storage provider.
• Creating weekly sales reports to spot trends, best sellers, opportunities as required.
• Creating periodical inventory reports to monitor stock levels as required.
• Managing non-inventory purchases (shop supplies, ingredients, and consumables for the Stand)
• Monitor level of stock of non-inventory items and ensure timely reordering.

Risk Management

• Develop and maintain a product risk register.

 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience of working in a high-end retail merchandising role
• Batchelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience of and competent user of an inventory management and other retail IT systems
• Japanese language skills, both written and spoken
• High standard of business analytical skills
• High business standard English language skills are essential
• Excellent level of MS Office suite including advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and SUMIF’s
• High level of numerical and analytical skills
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• A high level of personal drive & commitment
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• An understanding of Japan or Japanese cultures would be an advantage
• Support the culture of service excellence, both internally and externally and good team player
• Good communication skills (written & verbal)
• Reliable, well organised and ability to prioritise workload
• Good at problem solving

Location

London

Hours

40 hours per week
Mon – Fri: 09:00am - 06:00pm


Visa

Eligible to work in the UK without any restriction

About our client

 Japanese global culture home

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