Merchandising & Buying Graduate Programme

As a graduate, your journey will begin at our European head office in Watford, UK in the Merchandising team, where you'll learn about our business fully and begin to drive results in an entrepreneurial way from day one. This will begin with a comprehensive induction and training plan, including both classroom and practical workshops for you to understand how fundamental the partnership between Merchandising and Buying is in delivering value to our customers online and in store. Your first role will be as an Allocation Analyst and your development within Merchandising will be varied and often self-driven. You will be responsible for creating the best mix of products, and shipping them to our stores, working closely with the Buyers on what they bought. We are seeking candidates who thrive on interpreting data and enjoy putting their strong analytical skills to use. You will be analysing trends and building your commercial skills by also spending time in both our stores and in the competition. Your typical day to day will differ, however your role with generally involve managing the distribution of products to our stores for your department - this could range from anything to Men's T Shirts to Bathroom Accessories! This will include tasks such as analysing sales trends, inventory levels and demand forecasts to determine how much of each product should be allocated to different stores. You'll collaborate with various teams including your Merchandising & Buying teams to ensure products are distributed effectively. Overall, the role focuses on optimising product distribution whilst tracking performance to inform decision-making. Where can my career go? Merchandising takes an entrepreneurial approach to planning and trading to drive business, while our buyers constantly seal the best deals by securing new opportunities in the marketplace. The merchant skills overlapping both functions provide the dynamic flexibility that helps us deliver exceptional value to our customers. We're an ambitious business with exciting expansion plans across our European Markets. We believe in nurturing talent, and view everyone as a potential leader of the future. You'll be empowered to make decisions from the outset and learn quickly in our fast-paced environment. Acquiring the skills needed to perform these early roles sets you on the path to becoming a great Merchandiser or Buyer in the future. You'll gain experience across the business with the opportunity to work in several different product areas. You'll build relationships with lots of different Merchandisers and Buyers - it's the best way to learn what we do, and how we do it!, PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx" Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx rtf jpg jpeg png Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx rtf jpg jpeg png. Attachment Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx rtf jpg jpeg png. Attachment Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx rtf jpg jpeg png. Attachment Files must be less than 4 MB. Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx rtf jpg jpeg png. Content Relationship I am contacting the advertiser for no other reason than to apply for this position. I am aware soliciting Fashion Workie users for other services or spamming is against the Terms & Conditions of usage. I have carefully read the advert specification including details of where the position is based and provided details of any requirements stipulated in the advert within my application.

• Confident with Excel
• Proficient in Data Analysis
• Curiosity and passion for our business and retail
• Ability to build strong and trusting relationships
• Ability to think outside the box and take risks
• Comfortable admitting your mistakes and learning from them
• Great communication skills
• Sharp commercial thinking and analytical skills
• Flexibility to thrive in a constantly changing environment where decisions happen quickly
If you have European language skills - particularly German or Polish - that would be a plus. And if you've lived and worked in mainland Europe, even better. In a business like ours, all the above assets are great to have.

WE'RE PART OF THE WORLD'S leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer - TJX Companies, Inc. We have an annual global turnover of over $39bn
• and our business is growing.
IT underpins everything we do at TJX Europe. It provides the technological solutions that help us deliver outstanding value and fuels our growth. Back To Results Are You Ready to Discover a New Way of Working? Is the offer of becoming a force behind the buying and selling of great products, out in the open market, your idea of awesome? Who Is TJX Europe? If you haven't heard of us, you've probably visited one of our TK Maxx or Homesense stores. We're part of the world's leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer - TJX Companies, Inc. We have an annual global turnover of over $49.9bn and our business is growing. Merchandising and Buying are two areas that define our business and are vital to our success.