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About us
We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.
Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.
And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.
If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨
About the team
You’ll be joining the Merchandising team who look to provide the customer with the right product at the right time. Working closely with the Buying team to build assortment strategies and focusing on ensuring the best possible range for our customers. Looking at internal data, history and competitor performance whilst managing brand and supplier relationships.
About the role
We're looking for a commercially minded and highly analytical Assistant Merchandiser to join our fast-growing Beauty team. The role is until May 2027.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-evolving areas of the business, working with some of the world's biggest beauty brands including Estée Lauder, Shark, Dyson, Marc Jacobs and many more. With a new divisional strategy, ambitious growth plans and a focus on further elevating our customer proposition, there has never been a more exciting time to join the team.
As Assistant Merchandiser, you'll work closely with the Merchandiser and Buying team to help shape the future of our Beauty proposition. You'll play a key role in planning, trading and stock management, ensuring we deliver the right products, at the right time, to delight our customers and maximise commercial performance.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting range and assortment planning, including forecasting and maintaining range plans
- Delivering weekly, monthly and seasonal trading analysis, identifying opportunities, risks and actionable recommendations
- Managing in-season stock, intake and order books, ensuring availability is maximised across a portfolio of global Beauty brands
- Monitoring product performance, availability and sell-through performance, identifying actions to drive sales and improve customer experience
- Working with Buying and brand partners to support new launches, exclusive product opportunities and key trading events throughout the year.
- Analysing customer trends, market dynamics and competitor activity to influence commercial decision making and category strategies
- Building strong relationships across Buying, Operations and Supplier partners to deliver against ambitious growth plans
About you
We're looking for someone who can combine strong analytical capability with excellent commercial awareness. You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in a Merchandising, Assistant Merchandiser or Merchandise Admin role within Fashion or Beauty retail.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret large data sets.
- Experience of forecasting, stock management and trading analysis.
- Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with planning and reporting tools.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
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
- LinkedIn 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 two-stage interview process for this position:
1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video 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.
2nd Stage – A one-hour formal task based interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.
As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
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Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via talentacquisition@theverygroup.com. We’ll be happy to support you.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.