Merchandise Category Analyst Job In London

Merchandise Category Analyst - ASOS
  • London, England, United Kingdom
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Job Description

Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

Job Description

About the Role

As a Merchandise Analyst you will be responsible for providing analytical support to the Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner.

You will drive the day to day analysis of trade performance for ASOS product categories across all business units, producing data insight packs to support decision making, and will work collaboratively with the product teams to produce and maintain commitment and OTB monitors.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Delivering against existing strategy by executing deliverables against key milestones:
  • Producing pre-season and in-season analysis packs at product category level across all business units
  • Monitoring category and business unit performance and surfacing opportunities as well as potential risk
  • Participating in trade meetings with Merchandise Planners and Head of Merchandise Planning
  • Delivering insights on width and depth requirements to meet satisfy customer demand
  • Creating 'theme' packs on pricing and price architecture to support product and channel teams
  • Overlaying performance analysis with additional customer data to support trade decision making
  • Challenging existing analytical approach and continually drive new approaches to data insights
  • Incorporating the requirements of channel teams into data packs to ensure product requirements to enable visibility of local demand
  • Making judgements based on previous practice and precedence using:
  • Pre-season & in-season performance packs
  • Commitment, OTB and intake maintenance
  • Width & Depth analysis and recommendations
  • Pricing analysis and recommendations
  • Providing Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner with analytical support to enable strategic decision making
  • Using revenue and profitability as a key measure of success
  • Providing analysis and visibility of the end to end performance KPIs at product category level
Qualifications

We'd love to meet, someone with

  • Commercial approach to data insights
  • Strong numerical acumen
  • Proven experience in fashion merchandising and/or data insights
  • Experience in maintaining sales, stock, intake and OTB trackers/forecasts
  • Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work cross-functionally to drive the best results for ASOS.com
  • Strong organisational skills, able to use initiative and to work in a pressurised environment
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately with colleagues at all levels
  • Attention to detail
  • Able to use Excel to an intermediate level
Additional Information

What's in it for you?

  • Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
  • ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
  • Employee sample sales
  • Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
  • 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day
  • Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
  • Private medical care scheme
  • Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
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