Merchandiser

Job description / Role

Merchandiser needs to ensure that the stock ordered arrives correctly on time to the planned stores and that is replenished and rotated as it needs. A Merchandiser is also responsible for making sales reports and analyzing them, in order to give a proper assistance and suggestions to the Buyer and Planning Manager.

Key Responsibilities
• Assist buyer on orders placing and pricing, by supplying required reports and making suggestions based on date and experience
• Compile, review and process orders to vendor
• Record all purchases and know at any point what has been purchased and what is the OTB
• Review orders confirmations from the vendor
• Track and ensure shipping times are being followed by the vendor
• Ensure all paperwork and system requirements are done and the documents form vendor are correct in order to receive shipments
• Review invoices and shipments discrepancy, and solve any issues regarding that
• Work with Buyer on shop distribution
• Create pick list and monitor shop allocation
• Monitor new collection launch
• Replenish stock as it sells
• Rotate stock as it needs, communicating/discussing the plans with Buyer
• Flag good/bad sellers or any positive/negative trends
• Monitor stock to sales ratio of brands, categories, items and stores and ensure stock is at optimal levels
• Suggest reorders and discounts based on data analysis
• Suggest actions to increase sales and to clear old stock
• Produce Sales reports and analyze them in order to be fully aware of what is happening in the market, assess performance of brands, categories, items and stores and aid decision making
• Prepare and coordinate promotions and markdowns
• Know at any point and monitor the different price files used at any store. Detect and correct any issue occurring in stores.
• Maintain a clear and clean information in the system, by uploading the correct information and revised old information
• Guarantee his assigned stores are being served from all other merchandisers and brands properly
• Communicate often with stores to ensure stores are fully informed to get feedback from them about promotions, markdowns, product assortment, replenishment

Requirements

Qualifications
• Bachelor degree

Competencies
• Commercial acumen and a passion for the sector and its products
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Excellent analytical skills
• Customer focus
• Team working skills
• Numeracy and IT skills (proficiency in Excel)

About the Company

Established in 1987, Al Boom Marine started as a distribution company selling eyewear, apparel, footwear and accessories of its popular watersports and lifestyle brands. Al Boom Marine now is one of the leading retail and distribution companies in the GCC, operating more than 25 International brands in water sports, swimwear, surfing, cycling, gadgets and lifestyle through 60 retail stores, and more than 300 active wholesale account throughout the GCC and the MENA region.