The Ecommerce Merchandise Manager oversees stock availability, forecast precision, and operational preparedness to support optimal eCommerce trading performance, collaborating with leadership and commercial teams to manage inventory risks and drive efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce and maintain trading reports on sales, stock, and operations to spot risks and opportunities
- Manage stock risks like out-of-stock items, sizing effects, restocking chances, and aging inventory with proactive recommendations
- Convert customer feedback, returns data, and trends into performance enhancements
- Ensure inventory oversight for optimal availability and readiness across eCommerce
- Collaborate with supply chain teams on forecasts, intake, fulfillment, SLAs, and constraints
- Identify and mitigate risks such as out-of-stock, excess stock, and aging products with escalations
- Plan stock for peaks, launches, loyalty programs, and events
- Prepare operations for new products, seasons, campaigns, and extras like samples or wrapping
- Maintain accurate stock and sales forecasts by category for risk mitigation and planning
- Support seasonal budgeting and reforecasting with data insights
- Align forecasts to trading schedules, capacity, and supply chain shifts
- Improve forecast accuracy using historical and operational data
- Enhance eCommerce merchandising and supply chain processes for efficiency and scalability
- Represent operations in supply chain forums for clear communication of updates and risks
- Collaborate on system upgrades, reporting, stock visibility, and workflows
- Plan readiness for peaks, fulfillment updates, and major events
Qualifications
- Strong commercial and analytical approach to pinpoint risks, opportunities, and recommendations via data
- Proven skills in stock management, forecasting, and inventory risk reduction
- Deep knowledge of supply chain, fulfillment, and eCommerce operations
- Experience optimizing processes, systems, and efficiencies in dynamic settings
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional teamwork
- High detail orientation and ability to juggle multiple tasks
Education
Professional
Benefits And Growth
- Join a values-driven, high-growth brand empowering personal beauty
- Hybrid work model with flexibility
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and birthday off
- Inclusive parental leave for parents and carers
- Pension and life assurance for financial security
- Wellness benefits including Medicash, Employee Assistance Program, and social events
- Dog-friendly days and spaces
- Generous product discounts and gifting
- Diverse, inclusive global workforce celebrating varied backgrounds