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Head of Merchandising - MP Activewear

Division

THG Nutrition

Location

UK, Manchester

Job Type

Full-time

About THG 

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition. 

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition. 

From Manchester to New York, we’re powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG.  

With us, you’ll go further, faster. What are you waiting for? 

Role: Head of Merchandising (Clothing & Nutrition)

Brand / Business Unit: Myprotein

Reporting to: Managing Director 

Location: THG ICON 1, 7-9 Sunbank Lane, WA15 0AF

THG Nutrition:  

THG Nutrition is home to some of the best loved and most trusted names in wellbeing and nutrition, including Myprotein, the world's largest online sports nutrition brand, and its family of brands, Myvegan, Myvitamins and MP Activewear. Our brands and people exist to break boundaries; to power and empower those who want more. 

About the Role

The Head of Merchandising is responsible for leading the merchandising strategy across both the performance clothing and sports nutrition categories at Myprotein. The role ensures that product assortments, pricing strategies, and margin stakcs deliver strong commercial performance across our ranges while maintaining the brand’s position as a leader in fitness apparel and nutrition.

The role requires a strategic leader who can manage two complementary product ecosystems—ensuring they work together to enhance the customer experience and maximise revenue across global markets.

Key Responsibilities

Merchandising Strategy
  • Develop and lead the global merchandising strategy across clothing and nutrition categories.
  • Define seasonal product ranges and assortment plans aligned with customer demand and market trends.
  • Identify growth opportunities within both apparel and sports nutrition markets.
  • Ensure the merchandising strategy supports overall brand and commercial objectives.

Clothing Management

  • Oversee the merchandising and maintenance of the performance clothing range including clothing and accessories.
  • Plan frameworks for collections based on fitness trends, consumer behaviour and market analysis.
  • Work closely with design, product development, and sourcing teams to ensure product quality and commercial viability.
  • Monitor clothing category performance including sales, sell-through rates, andreturn rates.
  • Manage product lifecycle planning including launches, replenishment, and markdown strategies.
  • Manage stock profile for clothing in line with business budgets & targets
  • Manage the stock deliveries into the business in line with key trade windows & seasonal points
Nutrition Management
  • Lead the merchandising strategy for nutrition products including protein powders, supplements, vitamins, and functional snacks.
  • Collaborate with product innovation and nutrition teams to implement frameworks for new ranges
  • Identify opportunities to expand the nutrition portfolio based on salesperformance alongside working with teams on market trends and customer needs.
  • Develop pricing and promotional strategies to support nutrition product growth whilst also ensuring an efficient stock profile & margin management.
Commercial Trading & Performance
  • Identify opportunities to improve margins, product performance, and category profitability.
  • Contribute to trading reviews to monitor category performance, running quarterly and half yearly reviews of ranges to educate wider teams on performance and opportunities.
Cross-Category Integration
  • Develop merchandising strategies that integrate clothing and nutrition within the customer journey.
  • Focus on bundled product offerings such as training kits or fitness starter packs.
  • Ensure product categories complement each other within marketing campaigns and online merchandising.

    Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop the merchandising teams across both product categories.
  • Foster a data-driven and customer-focused merchandising culture.
  • Work cross-functionally with category, supply chain, finance, and product teams.
Skills & Experience
  • Significant experience in merchandising or category management, preferably in fitness, sportswear, wellness, or supplements.
  • Strong commercial and analytical skills with experience managing multi-category product portfolios.
  • Proven ability to lead merchandising teams in a fast-paced retail or ecommerce environment.
  • Strong understanding of consumer trends within the fitness and wellness industry.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including product development, marketing, and supply chain.

What’s in it for me? 

Career Development 

  • Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team. 
  • Develop your expertise through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider. 

Enhanced Leave 

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. 
  • Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us! 
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service. 
  • Up to 10 days compassionate leave. 
  • Buy back up to 3 days each year. 
  • Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12 months 

Wellbeing Support 

  • Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP. 
  • Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which is provided by Bupa. 
  • State-of-the-art on-site gym. 
  • Access to our on-site physio. 

Other Perks 

  • Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme. 
  • Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office. 
  • Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands. 
  • On-site staff shop. 
  • Access to on-site barber. 
  • Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1,000 when they pass their probation. 
  • Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service. 
  • We are an equal opportunities employer. 

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive, and strongly encourage all candidates from all backgrounds and identities to apply. 

Please email talent@thg.com if you require any additional support or need to make any adjustments to our recruitment process. You don’t need to disclose your disability or condition; you just need to let us know what support you need or changes you need to make. If you’re not sure, we can work with you to explore the available options. 

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

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