Junior Merchandiser 12-month FTC | Cult Beauty

Life at THG Beauty 

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader. 

Who is Cult Beauty?  

Well, we’re a beauty-obsessed team who share a common goal — to become the most trusted beauty retailer in the world! We’re all about intelligent beauty, from the way we pick our ever-lusted-after brands to how we talk to our exceptionally savvy customers. Our Cult Community values transparency and so do we. That’s why we only sell the products that truly blow us away and publish every review on our site.  To achieve this goal, we want to collaborate with individuals who have the same vision. As part of the Cult Beauty team, you’ll be encouraged to share ideas and empowered to aim for the skies. We’re a team so if we fail, we fail together and try again.        

Cult Beauty has become the successful world leader it is because of our people. We’re a close-knit family that recognises that our collective and community are much more valuable than the sum of their parts. We’re not just here to sell the most unbelievably amazing beauty products in the world, we also want to challenge the definition of what ‘beauty’ is and use our platform to challenge the status quo — both in our industry and society.        

Why be a Junior Merchandiser at THG Beauty? 

We’re looking for a very smart, enthusiastic and proactive individual who is flexible, adaptable and able to use their own initiative as part of the Merchandising and Buying team. This role comes with both responsibility and autonomy hence the title is less important than being the absolute right person for the job and fit for the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further their career in the beauty industry and within the merchandising function. Reporting in to the Head of Merchandising, you'll be responsible for Stock and Intake Strategy, Planning and Management of Stock Profile in support of business KPIs through effective trading and driving the department in conjunction with buying and trading. 

As a Junior Merchandiser, you’ll:  

• Confidently lead your category and drive department strategy alongside the Buyer. Maximising profit through trading and effective stock management.
• Review KPI’s regularly to ensure that the YTG plans are realistic highlighting changes to both team and management
• Review daily and weekly sales performance and complete replenishment actions
• Be responsible for numerous high profile brand accounts; keeps strong supplier relationships and communication
• Build cohesive lessons learnt with the buyer whilst reflecting future trends, preparing reporting for weekly and/or monthly meetings
• Review daily and weekly sales performance and recommends replenishment actions where required
• Sign off weekly replen order quantities in accordance to OTB and ensures availability targets are met whilst adhering to planned departmental target covers. 
• Accurately forecast new product launches to achieve the optimum profit, balanced with sell through whilst maintaining high product availability
• Manage order placement and intake to ensure on time product launches and product lead times are adhered to
• Manage effective stock management whilst highly focused on hitting departmental availability targets. Manages fast and  slow moving stock and makes recommendations to move it through the business in the most profitable route possible
• Build a strong network cross functionally within the business and in particular Buying & Trading
• Manage the team and deputises for the Merchandiser or Senior in their absence

What skills and experience do I need for this role? 

• You are a current JM or Senior AM
• Experience of managing multiple brands at the same time
• Management experience and strong ability to work as part of a team
• Commercial awareness
• An excellent communicator both internally and externally
• Organised,  self-motivated and a key team player
• Excellent time keeping to ensure deadlines are met
• Attention to detail
• Uses initiative to solve problems
• Flexible in order to meet the needs of a fast paced trading environment
• Must have strong IT skills – Excel proficiet

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. 

• Continued development 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 in-house CBT therapist. 

• Access our 247 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 £1000 when they pass their probation. 

• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.