Assistant Merchandiser (Fashion Retail)

Location: London, United Kingdom; workplace type: hybrid

Company

hirify.global is an independent UK fashion brand creating alternative and subculture-led clothing for a global customer base.

What you will do

• Own daily and weekly sales, stock, and global trading analysis, converting risks and opportunities into commercial actions.
• Produce trade recommendations covering repeats, cancellations, intake, markdowns, promotions, sales, stock, margin, and profitability.
• Analyze performance by market, category, and product, including returns, sizing, pricing, stock health, and aged stock.
• Maintain WSSIs, line cards, range plans, and business roll-ups while forecasting sales, stock, intake, and markdown risks.
• Partner with Buying on critical paths, order quantities, pricing, phasing, sizing ratios, delivery schedules, and stock flow.
• Improve reporting and decision-making with Excel, Power BI, AI, automation, and other reporting tools.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience at Assistant Merchandiser level in a fast-paced fashion retail head-office environment.
• End-to-end merchandising and trading knowledge in a direct-to-consumer business.
• Strong analytical and commercial judgment, including forecasting and balancing sales, stock, margin, and profitability.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with WSSIs, line cards, range plans, trade reporting, forecasting, and stock-management tools.
• Strong organization, accuracy, adaptability, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Interest in fashion, product, customer behavior, AI, automation, and emerging technology.

Nice to have

• Power BI experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Annual leave starting at 23 days, excluding bank holidays, increasing up to 27 days with length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Retailer discounts, sample sale access, and a Byond card.
• Cycle to work scheme, company social fund, and two company-wide events each year.

Hiring process

• People and Culture call.
• Teams interview.
• In-person interview.