Merchandiser (Fashion)

Location: London, hybrid

Company

hirify.global is an independent UK fashion brand specialising in alternative and sub-culture fashion, with offices in Northumberland and East London.

What you will do

• Own category performance against sales, margin, full-price sell-through, stock turn, and terminal stock targets.
• Build seasonal and annual category strategies, range plans, financial plans, budgets, and forecasts with Buying.
• Manage WSSI and open-to-buy, reforecast sales, returns, margin, stock, and intake, and agree recovery plans.
• Lead weekly trading reviews covering repeats, cancellations, intake, pricing, markdowns, promotions, and speed to market.
• Set stock investment and availability plans by market and distribution centre, optimising stock placement and transfers.
• Partner with Buying, Design, Ecom, Marketing, Finance, and Operations on trading, launches, stock health, reporting, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Merchandiser, or experience as a Junior Merchandiser ready to step up, independently managing a fashion category or significant trading area.
• Strong end-to-end merchandising knowledge in a DTC or ecommerce business.
• Strong commercial judgement and a track record of improving sales, margin, and stock performance through analysis and decisions.
• Experience managing budgets, WSSIs, open-to-buy, range plans, forecasts, stock investment, markdowns, returns, and profitability.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using merchandising and reporting systems.
• Practical ability to use AI and automation to improve productivity, validate analysis, and generate actionable insight.
• Confident communication and influencing skills, including presenting recommendations and working with senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of regional customer behaviour across the UK, EU, and US markets; self-directed, organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing a hands-on workload in a lean team.

Nice to have

• Power BI experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with flexible working hours and a hybrid setup.
• Annual leave starts at 23 days excluding bank holidays and increases to 27 days with length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme and company social fund.
• Two company-wide events each year.
• Retailer discounts, sample sale access, Byond card, and cycle-to-work scheme.