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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Do you have the desire to work with high-end jewellery and luxury fashion brands? Are you experienced in merchandising? Our client is searching for a new <strong>Head of </strong><strong>Merchandise Planning & Operations </strong>to join their friendly team! The salary range for this role is based on experience. The office is based in Kew Gardens. <br />
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<strong>About the Company:</strong><br />
Our client is a highly successful jewellery distributor. They work across the UK and Europe and have close partnerships with New York brands, such as Ralph Lauren, DKNY, Juicy Couture and more. At a time of rapid growth, this is your chance to join the company at an exciting point, and work with some of the biggest retailers in the world. If you’re looking to gain strong experience in the jewellery industry, this is an unmissable opportunity!<br />
Whilst supplying Jewellery & Watch Brands to major multiple retailers, they focus on maintaining strong brand integrity, whilst promoting values of integrity, collaboration, enjoyment and honesty.<br />
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<strong>The Role:</strong><br />
As <strong>Head of Merchandise Planning & Operations, </strong>you will have ownership of the demand planning, forecasting, and optimisation of stock flow throughout the business across the UK and global markets.<br />
Your responsibilities will include:</p>
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<li>Manage the critical path of stock flow in and out of the business to maximise sales and ensure annual budgets are met</li>
<li>Create and present weekly stock and sales reports to the Company Directors and Sales Team</li>
<li>Leading and driving the merchandising and demand planning function</li>
<li>Ownership of stock inventory and forecasts for UK and EU warehouses</li>
<li>Creating sales forecasts for all markets by generating and analysing data, looking at historical sales, the market, current trends etc. to inform decision making</li>
<li>Working closely and collaboratively with Sales, Product and Marketing teams, managing inventory and stock flow, paying close attention to core products, best sellers, and slow-moving stock</li>
<li>Looking at the forecasting process, continually striving to improve processes and efficiencies by analysing performance and accuracy</li>
<li>Responsible for the weekly stock and purchasing report presenting to the director for sign-off</li>
<li>Working closely with contracted warehouses in the UK and Spain to ensure stock is flowing correctly through the business and ensuring that freight costs are minimised and managed accordingly</li>
<li>Liaising with suppliers to ensure lead times are communicated accurately to ensure optimum stock flow through the business</li>
<li>Gatekeeper and owner of all customer stock requirements, working with the sales team on priority stock, shortages, and large volume orders to support seasonal launches</li>
<li>Monitoring, reporting, and managing slow moving and discontinued lines, advising on processes and ideas to minimise costs</li>
<li>Leading ad driving Merchandising meetings, presenting sales & stock data to the senior management team and wider business as required</li>
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<p><strong>About You:</strong></p>
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<li>Excellent experience within a Head of Merchandising role dealing with volume accounts</li>
<li>Luxury & FMGC experience ideal</li>
<li>Direct factory experience working with global suppliers</li>
<li>Excellent numerical skills, highly commercial with a background working with consumer goods</li>
<li>Experience of managing stock across multiple global locations (UK, Europe & US in particular)</li>
<li>Experience managing the WISSI and OTB process, with strong Excel skills</li>
<li>Knowledge of Xero Accounting Systems</li>
<li>Proactive, with the ability to foresee problems and overcome these confidently and effectively</li>
<li>Desire to work for a group of luxury consumer brands as part pf a great team!</li>
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<p><strong>Company Benefits:</strong></p>
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<li>22 days holiday (not including bank holidays), and birthday day off</li>
<li>A great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the jewellery industry</li>
<li>Work with brands you know and love, from some of the biggest retailers around!</li>
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