Skills

Communication Sales Merchandising

Job Specifications

Overview

Our apprentices are relaxed about ‘reinventing the home ’. At Dunelm, we are market-leaders, we evolve with change and embrace innovation and individuality. With our revolutionary insights and supportive mentoring, you’ll be chilled out about changing an industry straight out of school.

Be comfortable thinking big.

On the hunt for an Apprenticeship that’s challenging and exciting? Come and join our commercial team and take part in a Data Apprenticeship !

Data plays a huge part in our business - driving smarter decisions, deeper customer insights, and a stronger competitive edge. By harnessing data, we unlock growth and innovation; without it, we risk relying on guesswork instead of evidence. That’s why we’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Data Apprentice to join our Commercial Merchandising team as a Merchandising Assistant .

This role offers the perfect blend of hands-on merchandising experience and structured learning through a Level 3 Data Technician apprenticeship. As a future retail leader this programme will equip you with practical skills to manage and interpret data effectively, covering key topics such as data types, preparation, analysis, visualisation, communication, anonymisation, compliance, and ethical handling.

The programme allows you to earn whilst you learn, and with some hard work you’ll achieve your qualification in 18 months (full programme 2 years). This is a great opportunity where you will be part of the team that is responsible for the development and management of product and stock for Dunelm.

Alongside your passion for data and Excel, you’ll also share our enthusiasm for product - we are a homewares company, after all! You’ll be part of a specific department and category Merchandising team helping with stock management, supplier coordination, and sales analysis. Your role ensures products are available for our customers and promoted effectively to drive sales.

You’ll be motivated to grow your career with us, and we’ll support you through our internal development traineeship programme, designed to prepare you for progression into a Junior Merchandiser role. You’ll be focusing on Stage 1 of this three-stage journey, building the skills and confidence you need to succeed as a Merchandising Assistant. Apprentices typically spend 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, giving you the right mix of collaboration and flexibility to support your development.

About the Company

We're here to help create the joy of truly feeling at home. Now and for the generations to come. Home isn't just a place, it's a feeling too. We believe truly feeling at home is one of the greatest joys in life. We've come a long way in just over 40 years, from a stall on Leicester Market to over 180 stores, 100,000 products sold online, our own distribution and home delivery network, manufacturing centre, and customer care centre. We want our customers to love the Dunelm experience, provide services that are helpful, an... Know more