Requirements
The role requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, and the ability to manage workloads independently. Candidates should possess excellent planning and communication skills, with a willingness to travel for store visits.
Job Description
We are looking for an Assistant Roomset Coordinator to join the Home Retail Operations team, ideally with a background in merchandising.
Working Pattern: Typically with a minimum 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home, subject to team schedules and business requirement, with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.
The Role
As part of the Home Roomsets & Retail operations team, you will ensure the seamless execution of our Home and Furniture ranges across all retail stores. Working directly with the Furniture Product Teams, Branch Merchandising, Store Teams, Visual Merchandising & Distribution, you will make a direct impact on how our product is presented and traded. We will support you with guidance on internal processes and reporting tools to ensure you have everything you need to succeed from day one.
What You’ll Take On
Trade Analysis & Data Support: Support team manager with retail sales analysis and daily/weekly sales reporting, Power BI analysis, and trade sheets highlighting key performance swings across store profiles.
Display & Stock Coordination: Produce reports to monitor stock availability, ex-display sell-through, sold-out items, run sell-off lists for approval, and maintain up-to-date "Find in Store" documentation.
Store Launches: Coordinate retail home launch, updating and communicating roomset reports, work with product teams to manage store decoration orders, and oversee roomset dressing allocations and instructions, coordinate the "One Stop Shop" and travel occasionally across the UK to support new store openings and movements.
Store Communications: Compile and distribute the weekly Home Bulletin and all retail launch communication.
Swatch & Brochure Management: Maintain upholstery swatch stock levels, coordinate with suppliers, manage warehouse deliveries, complete store allocation sheets, and publish dropped/new swatch updates.
What You’ll Bring
Qualifications: Solid analytical skills, ability to use databases and software ensuring accuracy to support reporting of trading information and recommendations. Excellent planning and organisation skills. Stay updated on industry best practices and trends to enhance your retail knowledge.
Technical Proficiency: Basic PC skills, Microsoft Office, including Excel , Google Suite including Google Sheets, Power BI knowledge desirable not essential.
Organisational Skills & Drive: Excellent planning and time management skills, commercial awareness, a strong willingness to work hard, and the ability to independently manage your workload while keeping to tight deadlines and critical paths.
Communication & Interpersonal Strengths: Excellent oral, written, and literary skills, strong social skills, and the enthusiasm, dedication, and confidence to liaise professionally with colleagues, suppliers, and managers across all product and management teams.
Flexibility: A happiness and willingness to travel occasionally around the UK for store visits and launches.
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.
At NEXT, we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. That’s why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day, you’ll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs, Drive, and Meet, to stay connected and move fast.
If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites, don’t worry! We’ll point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join, packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Profit-related bonus - based on company performance
- Private health insurance- surgery choices
- Sharesave scheme - make savings from your net pay to buy NEXT shares at a discount
- Pension - fixed contribution rates from both an employer and employee perspective, but you're also able to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) if you wish to save more.
- 25% staff discount on most NEXT products - plus discount on other products
- Wagestream - helping you make the most out of your money
- Salary finance - offers access to affordable loans repaid through salary, simple savings and free financial education.
- Life assurance
- Direct to work - NEXT orders delivered free to the office for collection
- VIP sale - early access to the NEXT sale
- Access to NEXT staff shops
- Octopus energy - like cycle-to-work, but for electric vehicles
- Free parking (excluding London locations)
- Travel2NEXT - bus services dependent on location
- On site dining facilities (excluding London locations)
- National and local discounts on goods and services - this includes things like discounted cinema tickets
- Wellhub - includes access to discounted gym membership
- Simply health - a healthcare subscription service
- Aviva Digicare Workplace+ healthcare service - 7 Free services including Digital GP appointments and an annual health check.
- Onsite GP - Leicester Head Office
- Onsite Physio - Leicester Head Office
- A range of dedicated 3rd party wellbeing partners
- Free eye testing - voucher to use at specific locations