Merchandise Administration Assistant

Job Description

ABOUT THE FOLD:The Fold is a British direct to consumer e-commerce womenswear brand with international reach and a loyal community of professional women.Our collection defines 24/7 dressing through versatile pieces that are designed to create a clean, modern aesthetic. A selection that is unique, specially created for The Fold Woman.The Fold designs are committed to exemplify the highest standards of quality and our fabrics are sourced from the finest European mills to make our clients feel truly indulged in fabulous crepes, silks, wools and jerseys.In honour of our inspiring clients we have created The Fold Woman, an online and offline community, profiling our extraordinary clients to empower the image of women working in the business world. We host regular networking events mainly in our Chelsea storebringing together the highest achieving women in business.Today we are a two-fold manifestation of that vision: a community of like-minded, successful women, and an empowering, high quality, elegant collection.Polly McMaster is the Co-Founder behind The Fold. A successful business woman and former City professional, whose love of fashion was the inspiration to create a chic new brand for women:"The Fold is about understanding the professional womans needs in her daily life and trying to create a stylish, contemporary wardrobe for them. To this end, we are building a brand in our own right based on our label and designs".Our ambition is to be the global go-to brand for the modern businesswoman. We believe that our customers should feel confident and stylish dressing for work every day.Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the teams key working documents/system maintenance.
• Creation of product and maintenance of product information.
• Working with production & buying on Freight consolidation of finished garments.
• Works closely with DHL/European carriers.
• Monitoring deliveries, costs and raising any issues.
• Works alongside production to prepare consignment notes for EU CMT shipments.
• Responsible for managing bookings into the warehouse.
• Provides intake information to our 3PL partner and manages the day to queries.
• Is responsible for updating the business on intake & deliveries.
• Manages the delivery schedule and communicates changes to the wider product team.
• Is in control of the stock movements within the business ensuring stock availability for seasonal launches.
• Produces & interprets the weekly reports.
• Supports the team with seasonal ad-hoc analysis.
• Manage new season sizing ratios. Intake and pre-order management.
• Manages the delivery schedule and communicates changes to the wider product team.
• Actions stock recalls.

Essential Skills

• Be enthusiastic and proactive, with a hard-working, conscientious attitude.
• A great team player with a positive, can-do attitude, who is committed to learning more and investing in their Merchandising career.
• Highly organised, with great multitasking skills.
• Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills and is advanced in the use of Excel for large data handling, template and ad-hoc report building.
• Collaborative approach and ability to build relationships across various departments.
• Show excellent ability to communicate effectively and work well in a fun and busy environment.
• Enthusiastic and flexible in response to an ever-evolving business and ad-hoc requests and tasks.
• Have a real passion for fashion and e-Commerce.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a can-do attitude.
• Be capable of decision-making and able to use initiative.
• Want to bring whole self to the business to be a problem solver, team player and a supportive attitude to the team.

Rewards

• 25 days holidays in addition to the usual bank holidays.
• Pension - Smart Pension
• Modern West London office with complimentary drinks and fresh fruit.
• Inspiring Q&A talks with leading professionals.
• A Fold Gift card twice a year. (After successful completion of probationary period)
• Staff discount policy including an allowance to spend per season and 50% off the full retail price.
• A National Art Passlets you enjoy free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK and 50% off major exhibitions.
• Bike-to-work scheme.
• Regular team socials In our office, you can expect to enjoy complimentary Nespresso coffee, fresh fruit and treats. Out of work weve enjoyed Secret Cinema, crazy golf, escape rooms, as well as enjoying homemade cocktails or just a casual beer.

OUR CULTURE:We are an ambitious, supportive, passionate team who love what we do. We are Founder-led, and we lead by examplenever compromising on our quality.We strive to uphold a values based working culture with five key principle across the business:

1. Be Humbitious: Be ambitious for yourself and The Fold in a humble way - dont be a diva.
2. Wrap it up with a bow on it: Be a completer finisher, be able to trust others to take on a job completely and fully, and earn that same trust yourself.
3. Be Empowered: Take on responsibility, share your views confidently but kindly, feel ownership, take pride in results,
4. Fold Gold Standard: Quality and professionalism, dont just let it go, pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellence in everything we do, deliver results.
5. Embrace, pace, progress and adventure: Know that to fully embrace our ambition and our challenges, this will mean stepping out of your comfort zone - get comfortable being uncomfortable.