Merchandise Coordinator

We have an exciting brand new opportunity to join our Travel Merchandising team. The Merchandising Coordinator will support the Merchandising Director and Travel merchandising team in the planning and co-ordination of cross-category merchandising activity and cross functional activity.

Within the Merchandising team you will develop and maintain a KPI dashboard and support strategic initiatives e.g. central replenishment. This role would be ideal for someone wanting to broaden their knowledge of supply chain, merchandising and the business in general as it will interface with several internal and external teams

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Take the lead in the daily store replenishment review process – reporting & updating across all categories including Food
• Daily Calculation & Allocation of Top 100 Key lines
• Maintenance & Trouble Shooting of the store replenishment tool.
• Responsibility to prepare stock forward planning reports for the Airport Consolidation Centres
• Generate and be the main point of contact for Weekly Throughput and Logistics Reporting
• Retail delivery availability reporting on a Weekly and Ad Hoc basis.
• Creation of Retail Delivery stock allocation reports for the Merchandising teams
• Attendance at Weekly Retail Delivery Meeting - reporting back on progress & key updates to the wider Merch Planning team.
• Generate daily reporting for the Food Merchandising Team
• Calculate and Generate Food & Fruit ordering for Warehouse delivery.
• Lead the creation of Monthly stock Provision reporting for all Categories.
• Support the stock budgeting process by creating the stock budget templates.
• Ad Hoc creation of centralised Merchandising Reporting.
• Be the main point of contact for store / internal queries and assist with resolving these in a timely manner.

Required Education and Experience

• Strong attention to detail
• Resilient and adaptable in a fast pace environment
• Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills, time management and prioritisation
• Proactive and resourceful
• Great team player
• Intermediate Excel experience and degree educated – desirable

Why Join Us?

You’ll be at of the hub of an incredibly fast-moving function and you’ll be trusted to make decisions that benefit the business. It’s a serious responsibility – which will seriously motivate you. You’ll thrive on the freedom and the chance to use your skills and will be supported with plenty of training and development opportunities.

What’s more, you can expect some fab rewards, including an achievable annual bonus, 24 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more), a competitive pension, the perks of your birthday off and an early finish on Fridays, and lots more! Our London Head Office is only a five minute walk from Liverpool Street Station and close to lots of shops, bars and restaurants.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and basis of disability. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage them in particular from individuals from under-represented groups at WHSmith. This includes women and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups

About Us

WHSmith is a leading, global travel retailer for the world’s travelling customer with a smaller business located on UK High Streets and an online presence through its websites: WHSmith.co.uk, Funkypigeon.com and Cultpens.com. Since 1792, we’re proud to have grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey, both in life and through life.

Today, we have more than 1,700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, including over 560 stores on UK high streets, serving millions of customers every year. Our business spans multiple formats and brands and we have clear strategies for our UK Travel, International Travel and UK High Street retail operations, joined together under one simple aim: to make every one of life's journeys better.