Merchandiser

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer seeks a motivated Merchandiser to join their General Merchandise team. This role requires experience in non-food merchandising and strong analytical skills to drive profitable growth. Responsibilities include executing merchandising strategies, managing stock levels, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position offers career growth opportunities and employee benefits, including discounts and a performance-related bonus.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Performance-related bonus up to 10%

Annual holiday allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in non-food, multi-channel merchandising with ownership of a live category/range.
• Strong analytical skills for performance review and budget building.
• Proven stock management capability with supply chain coordination.
• Effective collaboration with Buying, Supply Chain, Finance, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Execute a customer-facing, multi-channel merchandising strategy.
• Analyse markets and customer profiles to develop category/range frameworks.
• Manage stock levels and supply chain logistics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on space optimisation.

Skills

Experience in non‑food, multi‑channel merchandising

Strong analytical skills

Proven stock management capability

Effective cross‑functional collaboration

Job description

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Non Food
Closing date: 16 February 2026
Requisition ID: 400047514

Joining the team at Argos, you'll find yourself at the forefront of UK retail, in a brand that is loved by millions of customers across the country. Argos is a market leader in the general merchandise sector, with the third most visited retail website and a market leading same day delivery and click&collect service. Whether it's working across our amazing owned-brands of Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, or working with the biggest global consumer brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox or Samsung, we have a breadth of opportunity to nurture your career. With roles across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical, or Commercial Planning or Operations, we have teams that always strive to make amazing product to delight our customers. The Argos Commercial teams work closely with many other functions across the business like Digital, Marketing, Retail and Logistics to deliver for our customers, allowing you to develop connections and learn from teams across the business. Development is important to us and you’ll have the full support of your line manager in developing and growing your skill set and aiding your career aspirations.

Joining our General Merchandise team at Argos as a Merchandiser gives you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and customer-focused organisation. As a key contributor to our merchandising strategy, you will play a vital role in driving profitable growth within your category/ranges. You will have the autonomy to make decisions and adapt quickly in a fast-paced retail environment, while continuously learning and growing. With a strong focus on collaboration and stakeholder engagement, you will build relationships and contribute to the overall success of the team. At Argos, we value work-life balance and offer flexibility in how, where, and when you work, ensuring that you have the space to thrive both professionally and personally. Join us and be a part of an organisation that is committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience and driving positive change in the industry.

What you'll do

As a Merchandiser for our General Merchandise team at Argos, you will play a crucial role in executing a customer-facing, multi-channel merchandising strategy for your category/ranges, aligning with the overall commercial strategy to drive profitable growth. This involves analysing markets, customer profiles, and supplier knowledge to develop the category/range framework and create budgets that support the strategy. You will continuously review performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and contribute to trade reviews and post-implementation reviews. Managing stock levels, supply chain logistics, and supplier relationships will be essential, along with collaborating with cross-functional teams on activities such as space optimisation and joint business planning. Additionally, you will prioritise inbound and outbound stock flow, ensuring merchandising milestones are achieved within the critical path to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Your commercial acumen, ability to work under pressure, and strong analytical and planning skills will contribute to the success of your category/ranges.

Who you are

As a Merchandiser for Argos' General Merchandise team, you are a highly motivated and commercially astute professional with a strong track record in merchandising within a non-food multi-channel retail environment. You thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic retail setting, where you have the ability to think quickly and make decisions that align with the overall commercial strategy. With your excellent analytical skills and customer-centric mindset, you are able to develop category/range frameworks, create budgets, and drive profitable growth. Your strong communication and influencing skills enable you to build relationships with key stakeholders, collaborate cross-functionally, and ensure the successful implementation of merchandising milestones. With a focus on continuous improvement and a dedication to delivering results, you contribute to the overall success and customer experience of Argos' General Merchandise division.

Essential Criteria

• Experience in non‑food, multi‑channel merchandising, with ownership of a live category/range.
• Strong analytical skills, able to review weekly performance, build budgets, and identify risks/opportunities.
• Proven stock management capability, delivering critical‑path milestones and maintaining availability through supplier & supply‑chain coordination.
• Effective cross‑functional collaboration, influencing Buying, Supply Chain, Space, Finance and suppliers to deliver range and trade plans

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance‑related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).