Overview
Merchandiser – Booker Group
Location: Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1YB
Shift Hours: 38 hrs per week (Monday – Friday)
Salary: Competitive
We have an exciting opportunity for a Merchandiser to join our Retail Merchandising team. This is a full-time, field-based role working 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
This role involves regular travel across multiple locations within the North East, North West, Yorkshire and North Wales, with occasional overnight stays where required. There may also be times when you’ll be asked to support projects in other regions as part of the wider Merchandising team.
Due to the geographical area covered and the frequency of travel between sites, you’ll need to be able to travel efficiently and reliably to locations across the region.
A car allowance of £5,000 – £8,000 per annum will be offered, dependent on mileage.
- Working with the Regional Development teams to ensure each store is merchandised to the correct planograms for the brand and the store is set up and ready for opening.
- Creating and placing retailer’s orders to deliver stock availability during merchandising programs.
- Installing required store imagery and POS for the brand in accordance to the latest promotions.
- Working with retailers and store teams in all aspects of merchandising best practice.
- Ensuring sustainability of policies, processes and procedures ensure the site is HSL at all times.
- Contributing to category initiatives for the region.
- Managing any additional resources such as agency should the store require additional resources outside of Booker.
- Ability to travel regularly and reliably between multiple sites across the region. Please make us aware of any adjustments you may need to support your application for this role. You will be provided a car allowance.
- Excellent communication skills are important, as well as the ability to build strong internal and external customer relationships.
- Experience in a similar Merchandising role would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of the following would be advantageous: Epos, Green Tickets, Buying and Delivering Schedules.
- Experience within Project Management would be highly desirable.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.













