Merchandise Assistant
CurrentAccurate data capture to drive relevant searchItem creation that supports ease of shopping, consider heirarchy impact on content (customer facing).Ensure along with planners, all product in warehouse is briefed on digital platform.Effective sample management and tracking to ensure we meet our P.O., photography, showroom & tele deadlines and stock loss.Merchandise sample status sheets to be updated and sent to creative team and studio every Tuesday. Be prepared for meetings and liase with buyer accordingly.Use merchandise buying calender effectively to plan and prioritize work, take specific action steps and accountabilites to meet deadlines and show initiative in preparing for meetings or tasks.Manage unfulfilled daily.Linking item numbers to correct SKU's and Baby SKU's to ensure that customer received the correct goods.Samples of newness available for tele brief on a monthly basis.Channel all system queries and enhancements through system administrator.Effective P.O. Management to ensure on time delivery, updating ASN lines and closing off P.O.'s.Creat Product Offers on Omega ensuring all correct gifts and discounts are linked to the offer as per the brief or as per instructed by the planner.Ensure accurate and timely proofing of marketing materials by checking picture, copy, worth, prices, patterns and installments for accuracy against the brief and style sheets for all regular, clearance material print and digital product. Liase with planner on discrepencies. Meet marketing deadlines. Remove out of stock items.Liase with Supply chain team to ensure efficient flow of inbound orders.Ensure data integrety and that the correct attributes and structures are created and loaded for new patterns.Ensure accurate capture of cost prices on system are used for accurate order value and raising of purchase order. Timeous creation of order in line with department lead times, measured in POMs report, OTB meetings.