Assistant Merchandiser – Wine Flyer at IAG Loyalty

Contract Type:
Permanent

Vacancy Working Pattern:
Full and Part Time options

Closing Date:
13 October 2023

The Wine Flyer (part of IAG Retail)

The Wine Flyer is an eCommerce venture from IAG Loyalty, making great products accessible to our customers!

Wines are an area of huge passion. Together with our professional expertise in the category from our careers in travel and hospitality we have a unique ability to bring, a first-class ‘edit’ from the world of wines, including many from the British Airways inflight and lounge offering.

Combined with the power of the IAG Loyalty platform, not only are we providing outstanding products, but we’re also giving British Airways Executive Club members the opportunity to discount their purchases using their Avios or to collect points when they buy from us to use on future reward flights.

At a glance

You’ll be a key part of our merchandising operation at our new retail wine venture The Wine Flyer. You will ultimately be responsible for supporting the Category Merchandiser in better understanding our commercial performance, forecasting and identifying what pricing and/or inventory actions we need to take to meet our best possible performance outcomes.

What you will be doing?

Support the Merchandiser with trading and stock management decisions through weekly updates of stock levels, sales and intake as well as reforecasting sales

Prepare weekly reports to monitor performance of products, highlighting key findings to your team.

Focusing on analysis of product performance and reviewing overall department performance

Supporting the Merchandiser in forecasting sales (at a product level) to ensure that products appear at the right price and in the right quantities.

Supporting the merchandiser in performing commercial appraisals on every new SKU/product line to ensure it meets our commercial KPIs

Managing inventory levels across multiple warehouses

Working closely with the Buying Team to review and react to product performance in order to help achieve targets

Reviewing price position (cash and Avios) at a product level to maximise conversion and margin and ensuring that price changes are is administered within agreed timescales.

Feeding into the retail plan to ensure promotional activities that deliver commercial outcomes are in place.

Working closely with the wider Wine Flyer team to monitor and react to external impacts on supply chain in order to deliver a resilient operation

What skills and experience do we need you to bring?

1-2 years of Merchandising experience with a retailer or alternatively experience within a retail environment

Strong numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills

Strong presentation skills

Passion for products and desire to learn about the brand and customer.

Highly organised with attention to detail when performing tasks, ability to anticipate and manage problems, with an ability to prioritise and escalate where necessary.

Systems experience or a clear demonstration of the ability to learn to use systems quickly.

Good communication skills; communicating clearly in writing and in person in both formal and informal environments.

Knowledge of, or strong desire to learn about the end to end.

What we can offer you:
Discounts on BA flights and holidays from day one for you, your friends and family

Annual Bonus (dependant on Company & Individual Performance)

Unlimited standby and premium standby fares for you and your nominees on the full BA network and numerous other partner airlines

One non-contractual Annual Bookable Travel Concession for employee, partner and dependants after 12 months service.

Exciting global travel industry discounts including flights with hotels, rail, cruises & tour operators also available through travel providers

Company Pension

Private Health Care

20 days working from abroad in Europe per annum

25 days annual leave, plus 2 days charity leave and a day off on your birthday

Travel Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

New Joiner Avios/Birthday Avios/Thank you Avios

Inclusion and diversity are integral to the success of IAG Retail. We continuously encourage an organisational culture where colleagues with varying perspectives, life experiences and backgrounds can work together to achieve their and the organisation’s potential.