Job Introduction
Merchandising Assistant – Levy Merchandising
Salary: £27,000 – 32,000, depending on experience, plus benefits
Hours per week: 37.5
Location: Manchester city centre – hybrid working between office and home. Check out our Manchester office - Fourways | Manchester (fourwaysmcr.co.uk)
We’re looking for a highly analytical, commercially minded and proactive Merchandising Assistant to join our growing team. Reporting to our Merchandising Manager, this is a key role within the business, supporting the planning, forecasting and trading of product categories to deliver sales, profit and stock targets.
You’ll play an important role in helping the business understand and improve product performance by providing accurate reporting, commercial insights and actionable recommendations. Working closely with our Buying, E-Commerce, and Operations teams, you’ll help ensure the right products are available at the right time, while supporting effective stock management and profitable growth.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious merchandising professional who wants to develop their career within a fast-paced, growing retail business. You'll have the opportunity to influence trading decisions, improve processes, support seasonal planning and contribute to the continued success of the merchandising function.
What you'll do:
- Support our Merchandiser in planning, forecasting and trading product categories to achieve sales, profit and stock targets.
- Produce and analyse weekly trading reports, identifying risks and opportunities and making recommendations to maximise sales and profitability.
- Monitor sales performance, stock levels and intake, reforecasting demand and optimising stock availability throughout the season.
- Manage purchase orders, deliveries and supplier critical paths, ensuring products are delivered on time and resolving any supply chain issues.
- Work closely with suppliers, logistics partners and internal teams to monitor product flow and maintain stock availability.
- Analyse category performance, sell-through rates and stock holdings to support range planning, blanket orders and strategic stock decisions.
- Provide clear and accurate reporting on trading performance, highlighting key trends, issues and opportunities to stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with Buying and wider business functions on seasonal planning, budgeting and the development of commercially balanced product ranges.
- Support markdown, promotional and stock management activities to optimise sales and margin performance.
- Maintain accurate merchandising data, stock records and systems to support effective decision-making across the business.
- Assist with merchandising projects and continuous improvement initiatives, helping to drive efficiencies and enhance reporting capabilities.
Who you are:
- Previous experience in a Merchandising Assistant or similar merchandising role within a multi-channel retail or e-commerce environment.
- Highly analytical with strong numerical and problem-solving skills, able to interpret data and identify meaningful commercial insights.
- Advanced Excel skills, including confidence using formulas, pivot tables, lookups and data analysis tools.
- Experienced in producing and analysing trading, sales and stock performance reports.
- Commercially aware, with a good understanding of the relationship between sales, stock, availability, profit and customer demand.
- Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to identify issues, recommend improvements and take ownership of tasks.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving retail environment where priorities can change quickly.
- Strong systems and data management skills, with an interest in improving processes and reporting efficiency.
- A positive, hands-on team player with a willingness to learn, develop and contribute to the wider success of the business.
- Ambitious and driven, with a desire to build a successful career within merchandising.
Why Levy Merchandising?
Levy Merchandising is the merchandising arm of Levy UK & Ireland. Levy UK & Ireland are a market leader in the world of sports and entertainment experiences, boasting some of the biggest and best stadiums and leisure locations in Europe as its venue partners. Levy is part of FTSE 100 company and global leader in food services, Compass Group PLC.
At Levy Merchandising, we design and manufacture a wide range of product direct from source. From technical products, fit for the highest level of performance, through to non-technical fanwear, we produce apparel at all levels of the product pyramid. We also source a comprehensive range of non-clothing products to complete the full range of categories available across the sales channels.
We’re proud to do things differently. We have an innovative commercial model which puts our partners first and makes decision making a joint responsibility. Building long lasting, sustainable relationships is central to our ethos and we want our partners to retain independence and control on key strategic direction whilst being able to leverage the benefit, scale, and expertise of our central teams across Buying, Licensing, E-Commerce, and Retail Operations.
We’re also committed to supporting the local communities where our factories are based. We work with charities and local outreach programmes to have a positive impact in the cities and towns where we do business.
SUDU is our UK sportswear brand headquartered in Manchester. With aspirations to be a leading brand that not only equips individuals with the tools they need to excel in physical pursuits but also to empower mindsets with every motion, we offer a range of apparel and footwear products across 4 categories – Run, Play, Train and Rest.
You’ll also get a package that includes:
- competitive salary that recognises your skills and experience
- 31 days holiday including bank holidays (rising with service)
- contributory employer pension scheme
- colleague health cash plan to keep you feeling your best
- life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary
- employee assistance programme – 24/7 confidential access to expert services including virtual GP, counselling, wellbeing support, and independent legal and financial advice
- access to high street cashback and discounts
- discounts on SUDU and other Levy Merchandising products and services
- enhanced family leave and pay
- welcoming company culture and opportunities to develop as our business grows
- twice-yearly colleague events, payday socials and loads of exciting activities in between
Building an inclusive work environment
We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We take pride in fostering a workplace culture that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusion. We believe that our differences are our greatest strength, and we’re committed to creating an environment where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
If you have questions or need support with your application, you can contact us at careers@levymerch.com.