Head of Merchandising | Build the function from scratch

£70,000 - £90,000 | London | Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 from home

The Opportunity:

Close to £100 million in turnover, and they've never had a merchandise planning function. That's the opportunity here.

Our client is a specialist brand growing exponentially across D2C, wholesale and distribution. The business has outgrown the way it currently plans, and they're looking for a Head of Merchandising to put the foundations in place and build the function around them.

This is a rare chance to shape how a fast-growing global brand plans, buys and trades, with the autonomy to do it your way.

The Role:

You'll be hands-on from day one, setting up the systems, processes and disciplines that don't yet exist, then growing the team as the function matures. You will:

• Establish merchandise planning from the ground up, including OTB, stock planning, forecasting and replenishment

• Select and implement the tools, systems and reporting needed to plan across D2C, wholesale and distributors

• Balance stock and availability across multiple channels, protecting margin and cash while supporting rapid growth

• Partner closely with the senior leadership team, giving them clear, commercial insight to guide decisions

• Build and lead a merchandising team over time, defining the structure, hiring the right people and developing them

• Influence the direction of the business globally

About You:

• Proven merchandising or merchandise planning experience, ideally in a growing or scaling business

• Comfortable rolling your sleeves up: you're as happy building the spreadsheet as presenting the plan

• Experience of setting up or significantly improving planning processes and systems

• Understanding of multichannel trading, ideally across D2C and wholesale

• Commercially sharp, with the confidence to challenge and influence at senior level

• Ambition to build and lead a team as the function grows

What's On Offer:

• Salary of £70,000 - £90,000

• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 from home

• A genuine blank canvas, with real autonomy and ownership

• Clear growth potential as the function and business scale

• The chance to have a global impact on a brand with serious momentum

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