Overview
Location
Hybrid < 1-2 days in the office/Support Centre on Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill.
Why The Works?
We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family member’s memory.
You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.
The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you.
Become a Merchandising Assistant
We’re looking for a Merchandising Assistant to join our Merchandising team here at The Works! You’ll sit within our Supply Chain function and play a key part in a new team structure.
Your Mission
- Review all daily orders that are delivered and prepare allocations.
- Responsible for ensuring all allocations are completed in a timely manner following the allocation plan.
- Liaise with our Warehouse teams with queries on orders/pack quantities.
- Be a key contact for our stores with queries on allocations.
- Monitor deliveries and stock levels and communicate with suppliers accordingly.
- Review Distribution Centre and store stocks weekly to ensure optimisation of stock by channel.
- Set up and manage new lines on the system including purchase order raising.
- Ensure all information is correctly attributed in the system for analysis.
- Prepare weekly sales reports.
- Provide relevant analysis as required to support correct business decisions.
- Highlight lines and recommend actions to be taken on over and under-performing lines.
Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
- Computer literate to include working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Excel, Word and Outlook with a confidence to learn new systems.
- Strong numerical skills and ability to analyse data.
- Previous experience within the retail sector or in a customer facing role.
Our PERKS really are ‘The Works’
- 25% Colleague Discount! –Â Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
- Â MyWorks – Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more!
- Holiday – 33 days including bank holidays.
- Holiday Purchase – Purchase an additional 5 days
- Can-Do Academy – Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
- Wagestream – Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
- Share Scheme – Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
- Â 24/7 support for you and your family – Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan – To support your everyday healthcare costs
- And loads more! – Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.
Our Purpose
To inspire reading. learning, creativity and play – making lives more fulfilled.
Our Values
We are Crafty | We are Caring | We are Can-do
We Listen. We Care
Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what’s going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you’ve ever worked! You’ll have opportunity to help give us that direction.
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments
At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).
We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact recruitment@theworks.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help!
