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Textiles Merchandiser
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Description
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 Textiles Merchandise Controller's key function is to create and manage the Open to Buy and stock targets for the season. They are responsible for maintaining the availability of core & volume lines and developing the overall range plan with the buyer, agreeing on quantities, ranging by grade, and the required intakes to achieve the budget, reforecasting in season, and managing aged stock/slow sellers and markdowns.
Responsibilities
Planning
1. Planning seasonal budgets at section and class levels with the Department Buyers.
2. Setting the related Open to Buy plan for the season, updating, and coordinating actions on potential overtrades/underperforming areas with the buying team to adjust the forward buy requirement.
3. Sign-off of core & volume lines units within weekly forecast sheets, ensuring continuous flow from suppliers.
4. Purchase order sign-off – ensuring intakes are within the Department OTB by week and are planned within the sales plan, allowing for launch allocations and replenishment for all stores. Confirm charges, pricing, and margins are accurate and within the budget plan.
5. Coordinating buy volumes with Online/Regions within the budget/open to buy.
6. Working with the buying team and Online Merchandising team to maintain online availability, agree on season & launch quantities, online-specific packs, and ensure replenishment is actioned daily.
7. Managing launches for Fashion & Transitional stories and seasonal events.
8. Planning and controlling Department overheads.
Stock Management
1. Identifying current shortages or oversupply of stock levels within stores, online, and warehouse, and agreeing on actions to be taken.
2. Managing markdowns for slow sellers and seasonal clean-ups.
3. Reviewing size ratio issues and confirming changes on forward cuts with suppliers.
4. Monitoring store performance for sales, intake, stockholding, and markdowns through regular contact with stores and store visits.
5. Performing margin checks on receipts versus bookings to adjust charges on purchase orders.
6. Managing shipping approvals within the open to buy, including working with suppliers on shipment plans, late deliveries, and cancellations.
7. Following up with the Shipping Team on container status, paperwork, and inbound issues.
8. Managing bulk returns and supplier penalties daily.
9. Conducting supplier analysis and ensuring compliance.
10. Collaborating with the Spanish team on container fills and keeping the auto-replenishment upload updated for correct minimum fills and related SOM exclusion files.
Admin
1. Overseeing the administrative functions of the buying departments and developing the skills of the Trainee Merchandiser and Administrator, including general allocations to stores and online.
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