Assistant Merchandiser - Brand Specialist

Internal use only – Grade H

About us.

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

About the role.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Merchandiser to join The Very Group. You’ll report directly into the Merchandiser for the area so lots of opportunity to further develop your skills.  

This is a unique position, where you will be a Brand Specialist for a global strategic brand partner. Day to day you will be meeting and handling brand relationships, working closely with the buying and wider merchandising teams to ensure seamless delivery of the strategy, ensuring we land the right stock, at the right time, to the customer.  

We’re looking for someone who is highly motivated, great attention to detail, has strong commercial acumen and a passion for data and analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience, already working as an established Assistant Merchandiser.   

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier Relationship Management: Maintain and develop strong partnership between Very and one of our key strategic brand partners, ensuring clear communication and delivery of strategic initiatives.  
• Trade Reporting and Analysis: Prepare regular reports on sales performance, stock levels, and supplier performance. Assist in analysing data to support decision-making processes and share this weekly with the Account Managers of our brand partner to drive performance enhancing actions. 

• Critical Path Management: Support the delivery of effective critical path management to fulfil merchandise plans. This will include order book reconciliations, Purchase Order raising and the tracking of PO’s to ensure timely delivery of products and immediate go live onsite without delay.  

• Stock Management: Work alongside the merchandise planner to manage stock flow through the business. Full ownership of replenishment, utilising the Forecasting application. Coordinate cross functionally with our pricing team to ensure volume and margin is maintained whilst managing stock level efficiently.  

• Customer Feedback Integration: Gather and analyse customer reviews and feedback to inform future buying decisions and improve product offerings. 

About you

We know that our expectations are high, as are our ambitions as a business, so we are aware that one candidate will not have all of the below experience.  

 The ideal candidate will have/be:  

• Good knowledge of excel  

• Strong with numbers – able to produce, analyse and articulate findings from reports  

• Attention to detail  

• Ability to establish relationships, internal & external - working cross functionally and collaboratively  

• Desire to understand the Very customer  

• Problem solving/critical thinking  

• Decision making skills  

• Ability to prioritise and manage workload  

• A great attitude and who is willing to learn  

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a one stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - A 60 minute video or in person call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.