More about the role

Here, at New Look, everything that we do is for the love of fashion.

We’ve been bringing the latest fashion to the high-street since 1969.  We’re now a global, multichannel brand offering on-trend, value-fashion for women, men and teenage girls.  Even after 50

years we’ve stayed true to our original mission of delivering fabulous products at a price our customers can afford.

We invented fast fashion and it’s our colleagues today that continue our journey to create a New Look that everyone loves.

It’s our values that inspire us every day - we play to win, we are customer obsessed, we work as one…and it starts with you.

We are always on the lookout for talented, passionate people to join our New Look team.

About the role:

You will provide support to the Team in all areas of administration including taking responsibility for the delivery schedule, maintenance of department coding, reporting and making suggestions to maximise sales and manage risk where appropriate.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Merchandising & Planning

• Achieving department KPI’s  in line with strategy and department plan, maximising sales and profit

• Awareness of the Brand Vision

• Managing daily /weekly tasks in line with ways of working

• Preparation for Departmental Meetings

• Taking ownership and finding solutions

• Supporting commitment management through the weekly team updates, reviewing this daily and actioning all amends

Intake Management

• Management of intake and relationships with Suppliers to ensure products are delivered on time, Quality issues are dealt with in a timely manner, slippage is communicated to all relevant parties and compliance charges are followed through

Purchase Orders

• Creating, maintaining and managing PO’s, ensuring they are kept up to date and accurate

• Weekly UDA (User Defined Attributes) management ensuring all are kept up to date and are correct

Sizing

• Completing ratio on orders, ensuring the correct ratio is purchased to optimise sales

Pricing

• Highlighting opportunities or where risks could arise on markdowns, promotions and / or repricing

Reporting

• Producing daily sales reports, feeding back to the Team, reviewing sales figures and advising on appropriate actions, such as repeat buying / increasing commitment; extending product further down the chain; and increasing replenishment to the best performing stores

Distribution

• Maintaining an effective working  relationship with the Branch Merchandising Assistant, ensuring they are updated with delivery changes and managing the distribution plan alongside Branch Merchandising to maximise sales and manage risk, along with reporting back to the Team

Product Awareness

• An understanding of the New Look Customer

• Basic understanding of our Customer Insight and Market Share

Technical Skills

• PC literate – Intermediate / Advanced Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook

• An understanding of fashion trends and knowledge of the high street

Other Essential Skills

• Positive role model and supportive of team and peers

• Strong numerical and analytical skills

• Accuracy

• Confident communicator

• Team player

• Resilient

• Effective time management

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience working in Fashion / Retail and / or as a Merchandising Admin Assistant desirable

Measures / Key Performance Indicators

• To contribute to a commercial and profitable Team that maximises sales opportunity

• Accuracy of PO’s, Coding, Intake and Reporting

• Slippage communicated promptly and any compliance charges are upheld

• Sizing is completed in the correct ratio

• Management of Commitment

• Good internal and external relationships

• Lives by our New Look Values

Key Relationships

Internally

• Buying and Merchandising Team

• Branch Merchandising & Space Planning

• Designers

• BMD Finance

• 3PE & Franchise

• Garment Technologists

• Heads Of

• International Partnerships

• Ecommerce Team

• Marketing Team

• Finance Team

• Supply Chain

• Supply Base

Externally

• Suppliers

• Partners

• Stores

Why New Look?

The amazing people, the love of fashion, the 4pm Friday finishes – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look.

We offer training to support you and your career progression, so that you can be at your absolute best.

You’ll also receive these amazing benefits:

• 40% staff discount

• Monthly 25% off  privilege vouchers for family and friends to enjoy

• Quarterly sample sales

• Season ticket loans