Department: Merchandising
Reporting to: Merchandiser
Your role in the JoJo story…
Working within a small team, you will be expected to juggle a fast-paced and changing workload and be able to multitask. We will expect you to support the merchandising team in all areas. Duties may cover all areas of admin, reporting, analysing, and stock distribution.
A peek into your daily adventures:
Planning
Work with the merchandising team to ensure effective planning of stock flow, commitment, intake and distribution, communicating with both the Supply Chain team and Suppliers.
Support the merchandising team to plan and manage stock allocations to stores, working with Buying and Visual Merchandising teams.
Support the merchandising team in managing in season store range amendments & review existing store layouts.
Analysis
Analyse historic sales patterns and trends.
Produce all trading packs and ad hoc analysis as required for all channels (Next, Web, Retail).
Provide regular analysis on stock levels, sales performance and purchasing.
Support the Merchandising team with seasonal analysis such as promotion tracking and markdown sales.
Trading / Operations
Responding to store queries.
Importing allocations for new season and amending allocations quantities for stores in season
Managing price lists for current season RRPs, promotional offers & markdowns, working with teams at Next to ensure these are actioned in a timely and accurate manner.
Amending hierarchies and ensuring merchandising style information is up to date on the system.
Assist in managing the outlet stores (stock and discounts) and allocating of stock and samples to the sale stores.
Collating weekly correspondence to stores & Retail Operational teams, attending regular meetings with these teams to gather feedback and communicate to the wider teams .
Attending weekly intake meetings with Buying teams to ensure stock is coming into the business as planned, and highlighting issues to your Merchandiser as needed.
Other
Supporting the Merchandising team in day to day running of the department with any other queries or analysis as required.
Attend store visits, providing useful information and recommendations, and feedback with actions required
Skills that make you shine:
Experience with Excel.
Proven numerate and analytical skills plus excellent verbal and written English.
Be an efficient and reliable team member who can be responsible for their own workload.
An ability to multitask and prioritise workload.
Just to give you a taste of our culture, we’ll be looking for you to:
Be a brand ambassador, safeguarding our values and ethos.
Demonstrate honesty and respect in every interaction.
Foster collaboration and open, active listening
Take ownership of all aspects of the role.
Perks and Benefits:
Hybrid Working - up to 3 days in our Battersea Office
Enjoy 25 days' annual leave plus all bank holidays
Extra day of annual leave for each year you’re with us, up to 38 days.
Is it your birthday? Take it off and celebrate!
Helping plan for the future - enhanced pension scheme.
Get on the move - cycle to work scheme.
Financial wellbeing app - pay yourself 40% of your earned wages whenever you want.
Saving scheme with Smart Money Cymru.
Flexible work options.
Enjoy fabulous social events.
Give back with volunteer days to support our communities.
Prioritise your well-being with our Health and Wellbeing hub.
Specsavers voucher – Get a free sight test and contribution towards glasses (T & C’s) apply.
We love our products! Enjoy:
40% off JoJo branded lines
25% off full-price NEXT products
10% off NEXT Beauty products
Up to 10%off most branded products
Embrace an “It’s up to you” learning environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.
Your furry friend doesn’t have to stay at home – our offices are dog friendly for friendly pooches.
Want to know more about JoJo?
We make happy and helpful clothes and products that let children be children – in all their silly, messy, adventurous, noisy, imaginative joy. But we’re not just about selling products; we’re about creating a warm, community-centric environment for our employees and our customers. From 39 locations across the UK and Ireland and a thriving e-commerce platform, we offer a meticulously designed collection of children’s clothing, toys, and essentials designed with love and care: always with children at the forefront of our minds.
As a B Corp, our commitment goes beyond commerce, we strive for a sustainable future and take pride in our responsibilities to the planet and our communities. At JoJo, every role, every task and every day is an opportunity to support, inspire and contribute to the well-being of our teams and our customers.
We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives, and experiences to create a diverse and enriched environment. We work hard to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people, regardless of background to make sure we grow our company sustainably and with different cultural influences. By encouraging a diverse and inclusive workforce, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.
JoJo Maman Bébé has spent over 30 years dreaming up high-quality clothes, toys and family essentials, all made with care to love, wear and share. But we’re not just here to sell great products, we’re here to create a warm, community-centric environment for our employees and our customers, too.
From our stores across the UK and Ireland to our thriving e-commerce platform, everything we create focuses on care, quality, and consideration for children, families and the world they’ll grow up in.
As a proud B Corp, our commitment goes beyond commerce. We strive for a sustainable future and take pride in our responsibilities to the planet and our communities. Every role at JoJo is an opportunity to make a positive impact on our teams, our customers, and the planet.
Our values sit at the heart of our company culture, shaping how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow. We’re proud to have created a workplace culture where creativity thrives, kindness matters, and individuality is celebrated. Having a sense of belonging in the workplace makes JoJo a motivating and positive place to achieve business (and individual career) goals.
We’re excited to continue building a team as diverse and dynamic as the families we serve. By welcoming people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, we create a richer, more inclusive workplace that allows everyone to have the opportunity to contribute and grow at JoJo.
