Merchandising Assistant – Biggleswade

Merchandising Assistant, creative/marketing background, Biggleswade, to £24,000

Our client, a leading business in their sector, have a need for a Merchandising Assistant, due to internal promotion, to join the team at their offices near Biggleswade.

Your key Responsibilities as the Merchandising Assistant will include, but not be limited to:

Assisting the category team on all new product development. This includes;

• Market research
• Product briefs and NPD
• Packaging artwork and development
• Photography and marketing literature
• Working on both standard brand and own label branded projects, including sample management, specification sheets and customer liaison (on own label).
• Working with the technical team on instructions and product care guides.
• Liaising with China team on product information, and where necessary customer shipment updates.
• Assisting with the maintenance of the Product Information Management (PIM), and ensuring information included in all sales literature is consistent with the master costing sheet (MCS) and PIM.
• Assistance in maintaining and updating showrooms.
•  Assisting at trade shows (usually once or twice a year), which will require nights spent away from home.
• Any other tasks as reasonably requested by the Line Manager or Director

The successful Merchandising assistant will be keen, enthusiastic with a creative flair. Would suit someone coming out of a retail setting. If you have strong administration skills with experience using Word & Excel that would be an advantage.