Head of Merchandising
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £70,000 - £90,000 per annum
Job Description:
Full job descriptionHead of Merchandising | Build the function from scratch
£70,000 - £90,000 | London | Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 from home
The Opportunity:
Close to £100 million in turnover, and they’ve never had a merchandise planning function. That’s the opportunity here.
Our client is a specialist brand growing exponentially across D2C, wholesale and distribution. The business has outgrown the way it currently plans, and they’re looking for a Head of Merchandising to put the foundations in place and build the function around them.
This is a rare chance to shape how a fast-growing global brand plans, buys and trades, with the autonomy to do it your way.
The Role:
You’ll be hands-on from day one, setting up the systems, processes and disciplines that don’t yet exist, then growing the team as the function matures. You will:
*Establish merchandise planning from the ground up, including OTB, stock planning, forecasting and replenishment

*Select and implement the tools, systems and reporting needed to plan across D2C, wholesale and distributors

*Balance stock and availability across multiple channels, protecting margin and cash while supporting rapid growth

*Partner closely with the senior leadership team, giving them clear, commercial insight to guide decisions

*Build and lead a merchandising team over time, defining the structure, hiring the right people and developing them

*Influence the direction of the business globally

About You:
*Proven merchandising or merchandise planning experience, ideally in a growing or scaling business

*Comfortable rolling your sleeves up: you’re as happy building the spreadsheet as presenting the plan

*Experience of setting up or significantly improving planning processes and systems

*Understanding of multichannel trading, ideally across D2C and wholesale

*Commercially sharp, with the confidence to challenge and influence at senior level

*Ambition to build and lead a team as the function grows

What’s On Offer:
*Salary of £70,000 - £90,000

*Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 from home

*A genuine blank canvas, with real autonomy and ownership

*Clear growth potential as the function and business scale

*The chance to have a global impact on a brand with serious momentum

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Job number 4249244
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