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Merchandiser (Stores) | British Lifestyle Brand | Real Growth Potential | Hybrid Working 4/1 Location: London - South West Salary: Competitive + benefits (Up to £60k) Reporting to: Head of Merchandising About the Role: We're partnering with one of the UK's best-performing lifestyle brands to find a Merchandiser with a strong store focus to join their team. This is a business with genuine British heritage and a fiercely loyal customer base, built on a simple promise: good product, at a fair and affordable price. It's growing exponentially across every channel, part of a wider group of brands, and now operates over 100 stores and counting - with no signs of slowing down. Off the back of consistently strong, profitable performance, this is a business investing in its future, not just managing the present. This role is store-focused at its core, so we're looking for someone who genuinely understands what makes stores work - grading, allocation, and getting the right product to the right store at the right time. The Role: As Merchandiser, you'll take ownership of store performance within your category, ensuring stock is allocated and distributed in a way that maximises sales and availability across the estate. Key responsibilities will include: * Managing store grading, ensuring the store base is accurately segmented to reflect trading potential and local customer demand * Owning allocation strategy, ensuring the right product reaches the right stores at the right time, in the right quantities * Building and maintaining sales, stock and intake plans across the store estate * Analysing store-level trade weekly, identifying under- and over-performing locations and recommending clear, commercial action * Partnering with Buying and Retail teams to ensure range and space plans reflect store grading and local demand * Managing markdown and stock transfer strategy to protect availability and margin across the estate * Building strong relationships with Retail Operations and store teams to understand on-the-ground trading dynamics About You: * Proven experience as a Merchandiser with strong exposure to store grading and allocation, ideally within a multi-store retailer of a similar scale (100+ stores) * Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate store-level data into clear, commercially sound decisions * A genuine understanding of how store estates trade differently by location, format and customer base * Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage a large, varied store base * Confident communicator, able to work closely with Retail teams and represent store performance clearly to the wider business * Strong Excel skills; experience with allocation/planning systems is advantageous What's On Offer: * The opportunity to join one of the UK's best-performing lifestyle brands, with a loyal customer base and genuine British heritage * A business that's growing exponentially across all channels, part of a wider, ambitious group * Strong, profitable performance and continued investment in the team * The chance to play a key role in a growing estate of 100+ stores and counting Interested? Get in touch to find out more or apply today BH37256