OVERVIEW

You will lead a cross-functional team to maximise the financial success of your product category. As a customer-centric Merchandiser, you’ll bring both creative and analytical thinking to the role. Each season, you’ll develop line plans and collaborate closely with designers to identify the next trends, innovations, and must-have styles.

In-season, you’ll analyse sales performance, identify growth opportunities, and develop strategies to drive the business forward. You will oversee every aspect of the product journey across the end-to-end process, channels, and geographies

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Strategy: Develop and execute assortment strategies across E-commerce, Store, Wholesale & Franchise for your category, identifying new product opportunities to deliver growth.
Market: Monitor market trends and the competitive landscape to shape assortment decisions and maintain Gymshark’s leadership in the gym apparel space.
Line Planning: Create seasonal line plans for the respective category with an omni-channel assortment structure to ensure a seamless customer experience.
Investment: Collaborate with planning on investment strategies and style-level guidance.
Tools/Systems: Create and manage seasonal assortment tools for category management.
Fits: Participate in weekly fittings and oversee style adoption and execution.
POD: Lead weekly POD meetings to ensure alignment with commercial plans and timely execution.
Trade: Analyse in-season business performance, identifying opportunities, risks, and key actions for monthly GCR meetings.
GTM: Lead creation of go-to-market packs communicating key seasonal stories to support marketing, stores, and site.
Comms: Serve as a cross-departmental liaison, ensuring consistent communication throughout the organisation.
Trends: Stay on top of industry and product trends to help Gymshark maintain leadership with Gen Z consumers.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Please note this is a hybrid role, you must be able to attend our Solihull offices (GSIQ) 3 days per week.

Ability to develop and manage product assortments aligned with customer needs and market trends.
Experience collaborating with planning, marketing, design, sourcing, and product development teams.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong understanding of current trends and the competitive landscape.
Deep understanding of customer needs and preferences.
Proficiency in using sales data and market trends to optimise product performance.
Demonstrable retail experience in apparel Buying or Merchandising at this level

CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY 23rd JUNE

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Standard benefits include:

Performance-based Bonus opportunity
Funded Healthcare benefit
25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
Contributory Employer pension scheme
Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
Access to High Street cashback and discounts
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Enhanced Family Leave package
Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include (IQ):

Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
EV charge points available

Office location specific benefits include (LDN):

Funded multi-site fitness membership

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.