Merchandising Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 20 April 2026

LOCATION

Cheltenham

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Mid-Senior level

SKILLS

Merchandising Strategy Financial Planning Inventory Management Commercial Awareness Team Leadership Excel KPIs WSSI

FULL DESCRIPTION

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Merchandising, the role of Merchandising Manager is pivotal in leading and delivering the Merchandise strategy across the business. The role is critical in driving commercial outcomes whilst ensuring operational efficiency.

You Will

Create a merchandising strategy that aligns with our business goals and objectives
Set the financial plan for each future season
Drive trade focus across the Merchandising teams and channel leads
Work with finance ensuring budget alignments
Manage OTB for multiple seasons, communicating risk and opportunities to exec level
Work closely with the product teams to build a commercial range using data driven insight and knowledge
Lead WSSI focus for teams whilst managing inventory and stock levels across territory and channels
Collaborate with commercial departments to ensure timely product launches and promotions
Communicate financials to exec and the wider business
Empower your team through coaching and development
Drive process improvements across the teams
Support and influence the space planning strategy
Deputise for head of merchandising

You Are

Currently in a senior Merchandising position within a fast based fashion business
Highly analytical and able to translate to key messages
Able to demonstrate a commercial awareness to support decision making
An excellent communicator to all levels
Capable of delivering on KPIs with a proven track record
Experienced in inventory management and branch merchandising
Ideally experienced across multiple fashion categories including Menswear, Womenswear and Accessories
A strong leader with evidence of coaching and developing teams
An advanced user of MS Office suite, in particular Excel