Merchandising Manager Prato

Merchandising Manager
Prato
Toscana, Prato

The role

**Your team

We're boohoo, and we're a brand on a mission.

We want to be everything for fashion, for everyone.

Customers count on us for the latest trends, collections and inspiration so they can have the wardrobe of their dreams.

But we care about more than just fashion.

We champion wellbeing and sustainability too.

Dropping over 500 new products a week means our customers have choice, can look their best, feel confident and be empowered.

In Merchandising, we have over 30, 000 styles on-site at any time, so we're a team with big responsibilities and an even bigger reputation.

We live and breathe data, trends and fashion so we can be the global market leader, always first to market.

We're self-proclaimed pioneers of the test and repeat model, so it's all about having the right stock, in the right place, at the right time.

**What you'll be doing

- Be responsible for the day to day management of our Italian suppliers

- Managing office budgets, organising meetings and managing databases

- Work collaboratively and closely with the UK based buying & merchandising teams to manage the critical path, ensuring the full end to end process runs smoothly

- Ordering stationery and furniture for the Italy office

- Manage & maintain great supplier relationships to ensure no delays or slippage

- Manage multiple spreadsheets and trackers for all stock

- Work closely with the Sourcing manager & Ethical compliance manager based in Italy

- Ensuring that health and safety policies are up to date

- Work collaboratively with all other group roles to deliver the business goals and objectives

- Always be looking for ways to improve and speed up processes.

**Working with us

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace.

It's relentless, but we love it.

Change is a certainty - you need to adapt and be agile.

We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things.

We're always pushing boundaries.

We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles.

We're passionate, agile, creative and one team.

**More about you

- A positive, can-do attitude with the ability to work to tight deadlines

- Excellent industry knowledge

- Problem-solving skills

- Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload

- The ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, prioritise effectively and keep up with the growing pace of the business

- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail when managing booking dates and ensuring that intake and category targets are adhered to.

**Why join us

We've set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market, and because we're 13 brands (and counting), there are plenty of opportunities to grow your career.

Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.

- You'll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes

- 22 days plus 12 bank/nations public holidays

- Benefits that support your health and wellbeing

- There's up to 40% discount off our all of our brands

- Will be working in a beautiful new office, minutes away from the Prato Train Station and less than an hour to Florence