Merchandiser (12m FTC) | LOOKFANTASTIC Full Time

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.

From Manchester to New York, we’re powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG.

With us, you’ll go further, faster. What are you waiting for?

Life at THG Beauty

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty’s ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader.

Lookfantastic is Europe’s No1 Online Destination for Premium Beauty. Our mission is to empower people globally to look and feel fantastic every day.

We work with over 800 of the world’s greatest beauty brands such as MAC, Kerastase, GHD, Tom Ford and YSL to bring our customers the widest offering of beauty products from around the globe. Passion, innovation and commitment are key characteristics in this ever expanding team as we strive to become the Worlds No1 destination for Beauty.

Why be a Merchandiser at THG Beauty?

Reporting in to the Head of Category Merchandising, you’ll be responsible for Stock and Intake Strategy, Planning and Management of Stock Profile in support of business KPIs through effective trading and driving the department in conjunction with buying.

As a Merchandiser, you’ll:

• Responsible for building department strategy and long-term plans alongside buyer to support divisional KPI’s
• Leads the department in conjunction with the buyer to fulfil the department and business strategy
• Has a flexible management style to support the development of immediate team and wider merch function
• Supports the division through involvement with project work, including cross functional involvement
• Prepare reporting for weekly and monthly review meetings
• Reviews daily and weekly sales performance and recommends replenishment actions where required
• Takes a strategic approach in driving the department forward by gaining a strong understanding of key competitors
• Responsible for numerous high profile brand accounts; keeps strong supplier relationships and communication
• Manage order placement and intake to ensure on time product launches and product lead times are adhered to
• Takes ownership of Category WSSI management, ensuring stock levels are optimised through accurate sales and intake forecasts and future demand.
• Effective stock management whilst highly focused on hitting departmental warehouse availability targets. Manages fast and slow moving stock and makes recommendations to move it through the business in the most profitable route possible
• Accurately forecasts new product launches to achieve the optimum profit, balanced with sell through whilst maintaining high product availability
• Builds a strong network cross functionally within the business and in particular Buying & Trading
• Manages the team and supports the Heads of Merchandising

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• Very organised and self-motivated individual who works well on their own initiative
• Experienced in working as part of a team
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with all levels of internal and external seniority
• Highly flexible to adapt to the needs of a fast paced environment
• Strong commercial awareness
• Must have strong IT skills – Excel proficient
• Min 1-year experience in a similar role

What’s in it for me?

Career Development

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• On-site staff shop.
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven’t heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.