Buying & Merchandising Assistant

We're looking for a sharp, detail\-focused Buying \& Merchandising Assistant to support our commercial team at our Market Harborough HQ. You'll be the backbone of our buying operation, managing purchase orders, tracking stock across all channels, pulling together data that drives our range decisions, and keeping everything running smoothly. If you enjoy working with numbers, spotting trends, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing and monitoring purchase orders with suppliers; flagging delays or issues proactively


• Updating product and stock information across our internal systems, keeping data clean and current


• Supporting the Merchandiser with sales analysis and stock reporting; pulling together the numbers that shape our decisions


• Managing stock level monitoring across retail stores, online, and wholesale channels, alerting the team to issues before they become problems


• Coordinating weekly and monthly reporting to keep stakeholders informed


• Conducting comp shopping research to track market trends and competitor activity


• Assisting with the development and maintenance of our rolling range plan, helping us stock the right products at the right time


• Ad hoc data analysis and reporting as the team needs it

• Previous experience in buying, merchandising, or a similar commercial/data\-focused role


• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills and/or Google Sheets, you're comfortable with spreadsheets and formulas


• Meticulous attention to detail; you catch mistakes others miss


• Confident working with numbers and data; able to spot patterns and flag anomalies


• Reliable, self\-motivated, and proactive, you don't wait to be asked twice


• Product or commercial awareness; genuine interest in retail and e\-commerce


• A positive attitude and willingness to learn (the buying world moves fast)


• Good communicator, comfortable liaising with suppliers and internal teams

• Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday


• Occasional ad hoc support during peak trading periods

• Genuine opportunity to build a career in buying and merchandising


• Experience across retail, wholesale, and e\-commerce channels


• Friendly, fast\-paced working environment where your contributions count

WE ❤ SOCKS

Our family business focuses on designing personality\-led socks with a nod to British and European humour and culture. You can find our full collection online or visit us in\-store \- we love meeting fellow sock lovers!

Find us in some of our favourite cities: Brighton, Oxford, Edinburgh, Cambridge, York, Chester, Newcastle, St Andrews, Bristol, Windsor, Cardiff, Greenwich and soon to be Royal Tunbridge Wells and Exeter ..... Or you can simply shop online!

Benefits:

• Company pension


• On\-site parking

• Why Socktopus?

• United Kingdom (required)

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