Job Specifications
Are you passionate about the intersection of fashion, business, and data? Do you thrive on turning insights into strategies that drive growth for a global brand? My client is looking for a Strategy Analyst to join the Head Office team in North London and help shape the future direction of our business.
The Role - Merchandise Planner / Strategy Analyst
Track industry trends, consumer behaviour, and competitor strategies to identify emerging opportunities (from new product categories to sustainability initiatives).
Work with senior leadership to define Brand & Business Strategy, positioning, assess potential partnerships, and evaluate expansion opportunities.
Manage forecasting and revenue planning, feasibility studies for new product launches or market entries as well as pricing and assortment strategies.
Leverage sales, e-commerce, and social media data to uncover drivers of revenue, highlight growth potential and evaluation of trade marketing.
Support seasonal and annual business planning, order book and demand planning, assess risks, and recommend actions on pricing, market entry, or product mix.
Partner with design, merchandising, marketing, and operations teams to ensure strategic decisions align with both creative vision and commercial goals.
Analyse and review margins, and sell throughs, monitoring mark downs, inventory and report on sales trends and risks.
Produce strategic presentations for leadership outlining brand direction to support Senior Management with BI and sales reporting, margin and price point efficiency and supplier management.
The Candidate - Merchandise Planner / Strategy Analyst
Strong analytical and financial skills (Excel, BI tools, data modelling).
Solid understanding of fashion cycles, consumer psychology, and branding.
Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
Background in business, economics, fashion management, or marketing.
Support Senior Management with BI and sales reporting, margin and price point efficiency and supplier management.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE FASHION/APPAREL OR ACCESSORIES EXPERIENCE
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PERMANENT RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
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About the Company
Welcome to People Marketing Fashion Recruitment Your Recruitment Specialist in Fashion People Marketing is a specialist recruitment consultancy for the Clothing & Lifestyle sector, and we manage a wide range of vacancies including jobs in clothing, footwear, accessories, sportswear, homewares & fashion retail. Our expertise includes design jobs, technical roles, sourcing, production, sales, buying and merchandising roles. We recruit across the supply chain, and handle jobs in the UK and internationally. We are proud of our c...
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