Merchandiser – Home Fragrance & Beauty

We are working with a well-established and highly respected business specialising in home fragrance, home accessories, beauty and gifting to appoint an experienced Merchandiser / Stock Planner for a 12-month maternity cover contract.

With an impressive heritage and partnerships with some of the UK's best-known retailers, this business develops and supplies a beautiful range of products designed for the home, working with international manufacturers and leading UK retail partners.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves the analytical and commercial side of merchandising but would also enjoy working with creative, design-led products in the home and lifestyle space.

This is a great opportunity to join an established business with an impressive retail customer base and a beautiful portfolio of home fragrance, home accessories and gifting products.

You'll have genuine ownership of stock planning and forecasting, working alongside a collaborative team that brings products from initial concept and design through to the shelves of some of the UK's leading retailers.

If you enjoy working with numbers, solving stock challenges and would love to apply your merchandising expertise within the home and lifestyle sector, this could be a fantastic next move.

You'll play a key role in ensuring products are available at the right time, taking ownership of stock planning, forecasting, orders and stock management across multiple retail accounts. Working closely with commercial, product development and supply teams, you'll help keep everything running smoothly from production through to delivery.

We're open to candidates from both retail and supplier-side backgrounds, across any product category. What's important is your ability to manage the numbers, anticipate demand and make commercially sound decisions.

• Managing stock planning, forecasting and stock availability across multiple retail accounts.

• Analysing sales performance, stock levels and run-rates to support accurate forecasting and purchasing decisions.

• Building and maintaining seasonal budgets, sales forecasts and trading plans.

• Managing purchase orders, stock commitments and delivery schedules to ensure products arrive on time.

• Identifying potential stock shortages, excess inventory and opportunities to improve stock efficiency.

• Working closely with overseas suppliers and factories to monitor production schedules and deliveries.

• Monitoring costings, margins and pricing to support commercial performance.

• Managing minimum order quantities, componentry and stock liabilities.

• Producing and analysing sales, stock, intake and margin reports.

• Collaborating with product development, design and commercial teams to ensure critical paths and customer requirements are met.

We're keen to speak with experienced Merchandisers, Merchandise Planners or Stock Planners who enjoy working with data, managing stock and making commercially informed decisions.

Experience working with overseas factories, particularly in China or Vietnam, would be advantageous but not essential.

You don't need to have worked within home fragrance, beauty or home accessories previously. We're much more interested in your stock planning and merchandising experience, along with your enthusiasm for working with a creative, product-led business.