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Assistant / Trainee Merchandiser, Dublin
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Dublin, Ireland
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
27.04.2025
Expiry Date:
11.06.2025
Job Description:
Assistant / Trainee Merchandiser
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Assistant / Trainee Merchandiser
Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food, fashion, and home retailing. We have over 130 stores in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Spain, a strong e-commerce business, and are expanding our service and product offerings continuously.
The key function of the Assistant Merchandiser is to develop their understanding of the Open to Buy and all areas of stock management within the Buying Team, including forecasting, analysis, and building the plan from style/colour/size up to Department level.
Responsibilities:
Planning Support
* Prepare & Analyse OTBs; understanding, planning & monitoring Weekly Sales, Stock & Intake Levels of product to meet budgeted stock and intake figures at category and style/SKU level (WSSI).
* Forecasting of all core & volume lines within the Department – either at colour or SKU level.
* Size Ratio analysis and ratio plan for lines forward.
* Work with online store/regions to coordinate their quantity requests on future orders, including direct shipments for Spain and varying packaging requirements.
* Monitor margins by sub-section.
* Input annual/seasonal/event budgets by style/commodity up to Department level.
Stock Management
* Allocations and quantities of new products as they arrive in the country to all stores including online.
* Management and approval of supplier shipment lots; escalate issues to buying and merchandising leads. Work with suppliers on shipment issues/container shortages, etc.
* Update the as400 delivery PO lots intake dates/quantities based on LIMA updates.
* Balance orders by updating actual receipts to commitments by style/colour/quantity PO by week/month.
* Identify shortages/over-supply of stock levels.
* Identify potential sales loss/reduction impact of slow-selling lines and work with Department Merchandiser to address within the appropriate sales period or identify for markdown from the stock files and aged stock circulated.
* Understand store profiles, performance, and stock requirements to keep markdowns at minimum levels.
* Replenish online stock using the BOOA or Best Sellers Report.
* Replenish stores/regions on repeat lines where stock was not available on SOM.
* Adjust for Spain auto replenishment to modify minimum fills/stock cover.
* Maintain SOM Control File to ensure all stock in the warehouse is available to all stores.
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