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Junior MerchandiserHead Office
Merchandising at George isn’t just a job, it’s a career. It’s the chance to express your ideas, contribute as a team, be developed and make your mark in the world of fashion. At George we’re a team, we collaborate & succeed together and when that happens the results speak for themselves. So if you’re looking for a role that’s more than just ‘the next move’ read on.
Purpose of the role
This fixed term opportunity will develop and drive a department strategy that delivers a commercial range with great availability, meeting customer and market requirements, for an omnichannel business model whilst delivering maximum profit
Key Operational Accountabilities
Driving sales v plan across the department.
Formulating the department Commercial and supply strategy.
Working with the buying teams to range build and ensure we have the right mix of options for our customers.
Preparing and Presenting Selection meetings to the Senior Managers.
Managing Buys in line with seasonal budget through OTB process.
Analysing historical sales, and making recommendations for the future.
Drive Availability – ensuring we have a strong launch availability and are Always available on key products
Flowing stock within agreed targets & covers.
What you’ll need:
Curious, analytical and commercially aware, you will have Merchandise/ Merchandising experience operating as a Junior Merchandiser or a strong Assistant Merchandiser ready to step up in your career. Your previous experience will be within a Head Office environment and you will have your heart set on a career in Merchandising.
A natural team player with great communication skills you’ll be organised, methodical, and ambitious with a strong desire to achieve.
Key skills include:
Previous experience in merchandising, with a proven track record of delivering results.
Attention to detail with strong numerical, planning and analytical skills.
Experience with MS Office and Excel is essential.
Good team working skills – at the same time, you’ll be just as comfortable working on your own initiative.
Analytical approach, with the proven ability to collate and present data.
Ability to quickly grasp new systems and ways of working.
Strong organisation and administration skills and the ability to problem solve.
Ability to manage time and workloads with strong commercial acumen.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
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Why Asda?
We’re a really values-led organisation. Our mission means we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively with each other, valuing everyone’s input. We get on with things, we make them happen. As so many people across the UK rely on us, we have to.
Our Creating Change for Better programme tackles the major challenges facing our business and society today and guides our efforts on where we can make the biggest difference by reducing our environmental footprint, creating healthier products and supporting our communities.
Big businesses like ours offer big opportunities. With more than 1,000 stores across the UK, from superstores and Asda Living to petrol stations, as well as depots and Express stores. £60m+ in revenue taken every day. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles 2 million transactions a month. And 75% of the UK shop in Asda every year.
Rewards and Recognition
Free remote GP service
Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.
Pension
Save for retirement with up to 7% matched contributions from Asda.
Free physiotherapy consultations
Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.
Colleague discounts
15% off at our stores - get discounts on groceries and George all year round.
Car cash allowance
Eligible colleagues will receive a cash allowance as part of their benefits package. In addition, all salaried colleagues can choose to register for the Salary Sacrifice Electric Car scheme*.
(*Conditions apply)
Mortgage advice
Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.
Confidential support helpline
Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.
Cycle to work
Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.
Financial support
Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.
Free eye tests
Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.
Bonus
Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme for salaried colleagues that really rewards your contributions.
Cancer support
Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.
Paid time off
From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.
Mental health support
Access free mental health support for you and your family.
Support and advice with care
If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.
Hybrid working
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots
Save money on every day spends
Access to hundreds of high-street discounted Vouchers, discounts on days out, gym memberships, airport parking, and more
Setting your loved ones up for the future
As part of the team, you’ll get life assurance.
Guaranteed contracted hours
All colleagues are guaranteed weekly contracted hours / guaranteed weekly shifts via their contract of employment which is agreed with the hiring manager.
Holiday buying
Once a year our salaried colleagues are able to buy up to 5 additional days holiday via salary sacrifice (subject to eligibility).
Everything that makes us different, makes us Asda
Our colleague-led inclusion networks, including our DisAbility, Race & Ethnicity, Women at Asda, LGBTQIA+, and our Wellbeing Network, are all about giving our colleagues a space to share their stories, experiences, and perspective. Supported by our dedicated Executive Ambassadors and led by our ten passionate co-chairs, our Networks help us make changes that make life better for every colleague.
Transforming communities and changing lives
Our stores, distribution centres, and head offices work in local communities across the UK – and we want to be a real part of making a difference for them. From our amazing 400 Community Champions to our charity, The Asda Foundation, we’ve got loads of ways to help local groups and charities. Our outreach programmes, grants, and Community Champions are all about listening to our communities’ needs – to shape projects and initiatives that will make a real impact for local people.
Our commitment to the Armed Forces
Here at Asda, we’re dedicated to helping the Armed Forces rediscover their everything after service. We guarantee interviews for people who have left service and meet the minimum criteria for a role, provide leave for reservists’ training, support for cadet training, and employment opportunities for their partners. And that’s why we have over a thousand new colleagues from the Armed Forces Service Leaver Community join us every year.
Roles at George
The brand that revolutionised the UK fashion market, our George teams are all about style – at a fashionable price. So from school uniforms and home essentials to clothes hauls, every customer can find everything they need, and a style that’s completely their own.
George House
Nestled in the Midlands countryside in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, is the heart of all things George. With free parking as well as collaborative working spaces and meeting rooms, you’ll also find a George sample store here. So, you can grab discounted products before heading to Leon, where you can get discounted coffee and snacks, or to our shop, where you can find Asda Food-to-Go.
The most exciting thing about my role is travel. We get to go to LA, Tokyo, New York, the list goes on! And that travel helps inspire our designs.
Sophie,
Junior Designer,
Lutterworth
The most exciting thing I've been involved with at George is building a close association with Tickled Pink, a breast cancer care charity that we’re really proud to support.
Pia,
Senior Buying Manager,
Lutterworth
Meet the Recruiters
I recruit for Head Office.
A bit about me and my role...
I've been with Asda since 2022 and the key areas I recruit for are Finance, Procurement, Money and Mobile, ASC and also some Loyalty roles!
A fun fact about me...
I lived and worked in Bucharest, Romania for around 2 years.
My favourite Asda product is...
ASDA Extra Special Sea Salt & Chardonnay Wine Vinegar hand cooked crisps.