Overview
Merchandiser Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at D.LOUISE
Title: Merchandiser
Company: D.LOUISE
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
Role Snapshot
This role owns the stock planning at D.LOUISE. You will combine commercial instinct with
hands-on planning, ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time to
maximise sell-through and revenue.
Why This Role
This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of demand planning and merchandising at a
fast-scaling jewellery brand D2C as well as via wholesale channels. You will work with
multiple stakeholders across the business, move at speed, and have a direct, measurable
impact on stock health, sell-through and profitability.
The Opportunity
D.LOUISE is scaling rapidly across the UK, US and new international markets. We are
looking for a Demand Planner/Merchandiser who is obsessed with numbers, stock
performance and trading. We want someone who spots trends before they peak and makes
confident decisions quickly to maximise sales growth.
This role is for a true trading operator: someone who loves data, stock turns and margin as
much as they love a bestseller report. You will plan, trade and react at pace owning the
numbers that keep the business healthy and growing.
Key Responsibilities
Demand Planning & Forecasting
• Build and own accurate demand forecasts across all SKUs, categories and channels
• Use sales trends, seasonality and trading patterns to plan stock requirements weeks
and months ahead
• Identify fast-movers and slow-movers early and act with urgency.
• Align buying decisions with sales forecasts to avoid both overstock and lost sales
• Monitor sell-through daily and make fast decisions on markdowns, promotions and
rebuys.
• Partner with the e-commerce and marketing teams to ensure product visibility drives
sell-through
Stock Management & Optimisation
• Maintain healthy stock levels across all warehouses and channels with minimal aged
or dead stock
• Build and run weekly stock health reporting sell-through rates, weeks of cover and
intake.
• Proactively resolve stock imbalances, working with suppliers and ops to keep flow
moving
• Ensure stock data integrity across all systems and flag discrepancies immediately
Analytics & Commercial Decision-Making
• Build simple, actionable dashboards for daily, weekly and monthly stock and trading
performance
• Identify trends fast in both sales and stock and turn data into decisive action
• Present clear, number-led recommendations on range, pricing and investment
decisions
• Understand margin dynamics, sell-through targets and how stock decisions drive
profitability
New Product Launches & Range Planning
• Collaborate with product to size new launches accurately
• Monitor launch performance in real time and adapt plans quickly based on early
signals
• Ensure new ranges land with the right stock depth to capitalise on demand without
overcommitting
• Feed trading insights back into product development to shape future ranges
Who You Are
• A hands-on demand planner or merchandiser with a proven track record of maximising
sell-through and stock efficiency
• Obsessed with numbers and data- you live in stock data, spreadsheets and trade
reports.
• Able to spot trends quickly and act on them
• Confident making decisions fast with imperfect information, knowing when to back
your instincts
• Commercially sharp, with a clear understanding of how stock decisions affect margin
and profitability
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful you find solutions and propose them
• Able to balance detailed analytical work with a big-picture trading mindset
Requirements
• 3+ years’ experience in demand planning, merchandising or a commercial role.
• Proven track record of driving sell-through and managing stock health at pace
• Strong proficiency in Excel – you build your own models and tools
• Experience working with inventory management systems and reporting tools
• Comfortable working closely with leadership and being accountable for significant
commercial responsibility
