Location
London

Hours
Full Time - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Joining our Merchandising team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to excel in your career with a renowned brand. As an Assistant Merchandiser, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering customer-focused product ranges and achieving sales, profit, margin, and stock targets. Your role will involve trend analysis and using merchandising systems to ensure the right products meet customer needs. You will review weekly trading performance, identify opportunities and issues, and provide relevant analysis. Managing category and SKU level forecasts, you will optimise sales, stock holding, margin, and availability. Collaborating with the A&R replenishment assistant, you will plan initial allocations and launch builds to meet stock and availability targets. You will also be responsible for order management, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring compliance with legal and sustainability requirements. Your proactive and positive approach will help build strong relationships with stakeholders and contribute to the success of the team.

Experience
Commercial background in a general merchandise area. Previous experience in an Assistant Merchandiser or Merchandise Admin role. Understanding of allocation, stock management, and forecasting.

About you
You are a driven and passionate professional who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment. You have strong analytical and numerical skills, with proficiency in Excel, enabling you to review trading performance, forecast sales, and optimise stock availability. Excellent organisational ability and attention to detail ensure timely delivery of stock and high data integrity. You are proactive, willing to learn new systems, and able to build positive relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications
A relevant degree or graduate background is desirable but not essential. Strong planning and prioritisation skills, highly numerate and analytical, with the ability to work within tight deadlines.