Branded Stock Assistant (Trainee)

36 Hours p/w

Next Brands are a crucial part of Next. Stock from around 700 brands is delivered to and picked from our distribution network in the UK and Internationally. This area of the business continues to grow

The Team: -

Branded Stock Finance are a small team working alongside Warehouse Stock Finance and reporting into the Warehouse Stock Finance Manager. We also work closely with the Branded merchandising team and Warehouse Management, and act as a point of contact for the brands themselves.

About the Role:-

• Act as a point of contact for queries from external and internal partners, taking ownership of any issues to ensure a positive outcome
• Produce and interrogate reports to assist merchandisers and brands in understanding their stock position. These may take the form of regular reports and ad hoc requests
• Support the Stock Finance team to reconcile Branded stock movements within the financial accounts
• Compile and interrogate stock reconciliations to identify and verify stock loss
• Investigate delivery queries including liaison with the branded refurb, warehouse and distribution teams
• Monitor existing processes, and provide support for new Branded initiatives and developments
• Support the Label and Warehouse team with Return to Brand movements
• Study support will be offered to work towards a CIMA or similar qualification

Criteria

About You: -

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience using Excel and other reporting tools
• Ability to absorb and retain information, to gain an understanding of multiple complex processes both physical and systematic.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, to be able to interact with and influence people at all levels both inside and outside our organisation
• An organised approach, positive outlook and desire to learn are essential

The Hiring Process: -

Following CV screening you will be informed if you have been success at this stage via email, so please keep any eye on your inbox.

All interviews will take place at our warehouse office in South Elmsall, Pontefract. If you are successful you will be invited to attend a first stage interview which will be competency based, lasting approximately 1 hour. You will also be asked to complete a short Excel-based exercise during this time. Thereafter the final stage will involve a second interview with the Logistics Financial Controller.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Where possible, Next endeavour to support all applicants throughout the hiring process. If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply for this vacancy please contact us at headoffice_careers@next.co.uk or call on 0116 272 7000.

Benefits

• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• ShareSave Scheme
• Life Assurance
• 25% Staff Discount

About Next

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.