Music is Universal
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UMUK value e-Commerce as a key foundational channel to connect artists and fans. This is a fast paced role supporting our N1Creative and our broader merchandise product strategy across the UMG roster. You will be principal merchandise support to help with forecasting, replenishing & suggested promo activity for our merchandise collections across our central and frontline labels.
Working closely with our Label Ecom Product Managers to plan; product ranges, stock levels & budgets
Analyse our collection ranges looking for trends to forecast out sales, daily unit cadence, stock cover, top-up opportunities and profit margins
Support the production team with price negotiations, quantities and in stock dates
Delving into product KPI’s; clicks, conversion, days online, sell-through and PLP position
Communicating with our EPM’s and Store Managers with recommendations for merchandising of stores where we have recently topped up products or if products have high stock & had minimal visibility
Marketing calendar and promotion planning with N1Creative
Price & SWOT analysis across product types
Factory and supplier visits with the N1C production team
Competitor analysis around; product set, price and promotion looking for trends to advise the N1Creative team with
Experience in a merchandising role, preferably within the fashion industry
Strong analytical and numerical skills
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
Good decision making skills
Ability to work well under pressure & manage multiple projects/tasks with competing deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
We are UMG, the Universal Music Group.
We are the world’s leading music company.
In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship.
We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.
We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
Our vast catalog of recordings and songs stretches back over a century and comprises the largest, most diverse and culturally rich collection of music ever assembled.
As digital technology refashions the world, our unmatched commitment to lead in developing new services, platforms and business models for the delivery of music and related content empowers innovators and allows new commercial and artistic opportunities to flourish.
Knowing that music, a powerful force for good in the world, is unique in its ability to inspire people and bring them together, we work with our artists and employees to serve our communities.
We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.
Together, we are UMG, the Universal Music Group.