Job Description

267805BR

Assistant Merchandising Manager - Clothing

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Nottingham, Nottingham Support Office
Permanent
Full-time

Contract: Permanent

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

What you'll be doing


Working closely with the Assistant Buying Manager and Visual Merchandiser to deliver the Clothing department Strategy through analysing sales and department data whilst making recommendations on product and productivity of space. Cross functional working is required with Supply, Ecommerce and Finance whilst holding supply base to account on deliverables.



Key responsibilities


Reporting in to the Category Manager, the candidate will be responsible for driving growth in our Childrenswear department alongside the Buyer and Visual Merchandiser with support from the Category Assistant. This small team operates uniquely within Boots as our only apparel department in the business. You will be:

Working with the team to deliver the sales budget through providing insight that highlight risk, surface opportunities and shape trading decisions Leading regular data centric reviews to support on forecasted volumes, allocations and future range. Managing sell through and mark downs, considering profit impact Maintain and manage the critical path and handover timings Placing orders via supply base portal and holding all stakeholders to account to ensure stock availability


What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

A commercial mindset and proactive approach Role requires intermediate/advanced excel skills and ability to build reports to deliver insights from sales and profit data Strong communication and organisation skills Ability to manage multiple timelines Awareness of competitor activity and ranges of all U.K. main retailers

It would be great if you also have

Previous experience in an apparel merchandising role



Rewards designed for you

Boots Retirement Savings Plan Discretionary annual bonus Generous employee discounts Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

There's lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts - there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.



About The Boots Group


The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.



What's next


If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide

reasonable adjustments

to help you to be at your best.



Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Be brilliant with Boots.

Business Area

Support Office

Function

Buying & Merchandising

Keywords

assistant, merch, manager

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

52.927182,-1.183948

Is this a Global Brands req?

No

Airport

No

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

23-Dec-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham

Post Code

NG90 1BS

Source

Boots