Merchandising Manager

Merchandising Manager Challenger Sportswear and Lifestyle Brand Manchester 4/1 Hybrid Working £65,000 - £75,000 Location: Manchester Salary: Competitive + benefits Reporting to: Senior Leadership Team Team: Managing a small merchandising team About the Role We''re partnering with a fast-growing, challenger sportswear and lifestyle brand based in Manchester to find a Merchandising Manager - a brand new role, created to give the business the merchandising leadership it needs for its next stage of growth. This brand is scaling exponentially across both online and wholesale channels, and momentum shows no sign of slowing. The fundamentals are already in place and the existing team is strong - what''s missing is a merchandising leader to bring it all together, sharpen strategy, and drive the function forward with real commercial rigour. This is a genuine opportunity to shape a function from a position of strength, not build from scratch. You''ll inherit a good foundation and a good team - your job is to elevate both. The Role: As Merchandising Manager, you''ll take ownership of the merchandising strategy across the business, managing a small team and reporting directly into the Senior Leadership Team. Key responsibilities will include: Owning the end-to-end merchandising strategy across online and wholesale channels, ensuring plans are commercially robust and aligned to ambitious growth targets Leading, developing and growing a small merchandising team, raising capability ..... full job details .....