Job Description

Branch Merchandiser

About us

DCK is one of the world's leading fashion jewellery companies, working with many well-known retailers and high street fashion brands including River Island, M&S, Matalan, Next and Tesco.

We are pleased to have a fantastic opportunity available for a Branch Merchandiser to join our successful Merchandising team at DCK in our Billericay office.

You will;

• Partner with Buying, Design and Hosts to define and deliver the brand strategy, ensuring initiatives are aligned to the critical path and commercial objectives.

• Own and manage the critical path, ensuring key milestones are delivered on time with clear communication to the Senior Merchandiser.

• Drive branch-level performance through space optimisation, allocations and assortment decisions, identifying opportunities across stores, sub-brands and categories.

• Continuously review P&L performance, using data and analytics to identify risks and opportunities and propose clear, actionable solutions.

• Create and deliver robust assortment, option and range plans, balancing newness, consolidation and sell-through, with a focus on sales and profit density.

• Plan and manage seasonal OTB, option counts and phasing, ensuring alignment to strategy and timely communication to Buying.

• Set and manage stock targets (total and branch), ensuring alignment to sales plans, terminal stock targets and Host strategy.

• Drive in-season performance through accurate forecasting, WSSI management and proactive reforecasting of sales, stock, intake and markdown.

• Review OTB/OTC and react to trading performance, maintaining control of stock levels and identifying actions to protect profit.

• Work closely with Buying to highlight margin risks and agree actions to maintain profitability.

• Leverage host insights (footfall, customer behaviour, business changes) to inform decisions and optimise performance.

• Use data and analytics to drive decisions across ranging, pricing, space, stores and VM, leading recommendations for Buying and key stakeholders.

• Maximise space and option productivity across branches, clearly highlighting risks and opportunities with defined actions.

Team & leadership

Support the team with clear priorities and consistent ways of working.

Foster a culture of transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.

Coach and support team members through regular feedback and 1-2-1s, developing capability for future progression.

Lead by example, demonstrating behaviours aligned to DCK values and helping the team understand the wider business context.

Requirements

You will have;

Strong analytical capability with clear, commercial thinking

Excellent attention to detail

Strong communication and influencing skills

Ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Commercial awareness with a focus on driving results

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across functions

High levels of organisation and agility

Integrity, accountability and a proactive mindset

Self-awareness with a drive for continuous improvement

Why choose DCK;

Opportunity to work for a leading independent global fashion business

A friendly, supportive environment with development from day one

Flexible working and work-from-home opportunities

Early finish every Friday

25 days holiday

Free parking

Free refreshments and monthly team lunch

Community social events

Plus many more benefits