Your new role

Your new role…

The Product Merchandiser will work closely with our Brand, Trade, Commercial Finance  and Supply Chain teams to ensure we offer an unrivalled sofa experience to our very important customers. Responsible for identifying opportunities to improve our service metrics through the planning and forecasting of materials, the Merchandiser will need to be confident in liaising with our Commercial Finance and Supply Chain teams to ensure an accurate forecast can be shared with our supply base. They will also be responsible for ensuring we have the optimum mix, cover levels and the ordering of stocked product and swatches in to drive conversion, maximise revenue opportunities and control associated costs. 

A day in the life of…  

A Product Merchandiser, here are just a few of the things you’ll be getting up to:

• Feeding data from the Commercial finance, Power BI and analytics teams into forward-looking product range materials forecasts to improve our suppliers availability of materials for made to order production.

• Agreeing capacity with our central operations, supply chain and logistics teams for the stock programme and building the loads for the buyers to align to budgets set by the Commercial Finance and Buying teams.

• Ordering of stock and store displays aligned to key critical path dates. 

• Management of the online swatch process inclusive of replenishment orders.

• Identify pricing trends within the market utilising the benchmarking data supplied by the buying team. 

• Critical path management for new range launches and stock buys. 

In an ideal world… 

You will have the following experience… 

• Experienced within the merchandising role with strong commercial acumen.

• Excellent numerical and analytical ability.

• Highly organised with exceptional planning skills.

• Ability to build complex range plans and forecasts in Excel/Google sheets.

• Strong knowledge of systems and processes.

• Strong communicator and influencer across internal functions and supply base - Buying, Product Operations, Central Operations, Commercial Finance, Data and analytics, Supply Chain, Trade and visual merchandising teams.

• Logical with exceptional problem solving abilities.

• Accustomed to delivering at pace in a high performance environment.

Pay & Perks…

• Great basic salary with company bonus 

• Plenty of opportunities to learn & grow.

• 30% discount across the Group, plus 15% for your friends and family

• Access to discounts at 100’s of high street retailers.

• Mental, physical and financial support (EAP)

• Enhanced maternity & adoption pay

• Spend up to £1,500 at Currys / PC World and spread the cost through Sofology. 

• Additional days off, whether it’s your wedding, birthday or even the arrival of your new furry friend

• A contributory health scheme, flu vaccines, access to a Doctor and private health check

• Income protection, bereavement and life assurance - you can count on us to be there when it matters 

• Holiday buy back scheme (5 days)

• Okay, so the list just goes on, but here’s a few more…. Sharesave, volunteer days and a cycle to work scheme!

A little bit about Sofology…

We’re a fun place to be and we know our people are priceless. We’re proud of our Sofologists, who roll out the red carpet to each and every one of our customers, forever working together to be bold and ambitious. 

We’re all about crafting an unrivalled sofa experience that leaves our customers and Sofologists in awe. We wholeheartedly embody our values, infusing them in every aspect of our work. 

Roll Out The Red Carpet - From browsing to buying and beyond, we always ensure a Very Important Customer experience - no ifs, no buts.

A Seat for Everyone - Be yourself and feel at home. We know that different backgrounds and experiences make us stronger. 

Bold By Design - We're a courageous brand with ambition and drive. We’ll never settle for second best and always strive for more. 

So, if you want to join us on the sofa, save your seat by applying now!

Sofology