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At a glance
Salary: The salary range for this role is set at £55,600 - £84,100
Expected Salary: £55,600 - £61,000 (Depending on experience)
Contract type -This position is a Permanent position
Working pattern/flexible working- This is a hybrid working role. The normal place of work for this role is our London Central Office in Pimlico. The expectation is a minimum of 3 days per week in the office as team collaboration is critical in this role - core days will vary across teams.
Location - This role is based at our Pimlico Head Office
Key Responsibilities:
You will be accountable for accurately planning and forecasting sales, stock, profit and SKUs for the Merchandising Manager and Trade Planning team.
You will be accountable for the commercial and customer success of a product range through range planning and agile in-season trading, using analysis and reporting from Product Operations.
Through your Merchandising Assistants, you will manage the flow of stock for your office, controlling inventory levels and open to buy. You are accountable for maximising availability across channels whilst minimising inventory holding costs and other supply chain costs.
You will work at pace and with agility within a collaborative environment with your Merchandising Manager, Buyer, Head of Merchandising, Supply Chain, Trade Planning, Sourcing, Trading & Product Operations teams, Design and Product Technology. Externally, you will hold a strong relationship with your suppliers and Brands.
You will be accountable for forecasting assortment Sales, Stock and Margin KPIs, deciding Open To Buy parameters that meet commercial and customer targets. In collaboration with Buying, you will need to make season trading and volume decisions along with the commercial terms and product lifecycle with the suppliers.
You may on occasion, be asked to roll up Category wide analysis in support of the Head of Buying and Head of Merchandising.
You will be People Manager to your team's Merchandising Assistant partner/s. Providing Coaching, development and feedback.
Essential Skills you will need:
Proven experience in Forecasting & Planning, WSSI management, influencing & stakeholder management.
Demonstrable experience in Merchandising for Tech and Wearables
Demonstrable expertise in merchandising practices, including assortment planning and stock management.
Strong Analytical and Numerical Skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Tableau or similar analytical tools.
Strong Communication and Presentation Skills
Understanding of Retail Operations and Supply Chain Management
Proactive Approach to Learning and Development.
Next Steps
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date.
If you are successful following your initial application, the next stage will be a formal interview
Interviews potentially commence from w/c 6th July 2026.
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Closing Date:
June 28, 2026
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Where You'll Be Working:
London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, , SW1V 2QQWe’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.
As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.
As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
Important points to note:
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.