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Register Your Interest – Trainee Assistant Merchandiser Assessment Centre

Salary: Competitive
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 38.75
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Register Your Interest – Trainee Assistant Merchandiser Assessment Centre

Register Your Interest – Trainee Assistant Merchandiser Assessment Centre

Are you ready to kick-start your career in merchandising? We're on the lookout for our next Trainee Assistant Merchandisers, and this is your chance to shine!

Join us at our Assessment Centre, where you'll have the opportunity to showcase your skills and learn more about the role.

 

What to Expect at the Assessment Centre

The session will last approximately 3–4 hours and will include:

  • A Group Activity
  • A Presentation based on a pre-set brief

About the Role

As a Trainee Assistant Merchandiser, you'll play a key role in supporting our Assistant Merchandisers to optimize product availability, sales, and profitability. You'll work within our Product & Stock Placement teams, ensuring efficient stock flow through the supply chain—from product signoff to the end of the product life cycle.

By managing stock systems, processes, and communication effectively, you'll help us deliver the best customer experience. Sounds challenging? Don’t worry—we’ll provide all the training and development you need to thrive at Matalan!

About You

To find the best people for our Merchandising teams, you should have the following....

  • High, consistent attention to detail, always aiming to deliver good quality work to key deadlines
  • Experience within a retail environment would be beneficial.
  • Ability to effectively communicate at all levels across the business
  • Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with customers and internal partners
  • Excellent presentation and organisational skills

 

About Matalan

From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, find out about how Matalan is ever-evolving here. 

We know as a team, we are stronger together – we champion equality for all and make lasting connections that go beyond work. We thrive off our inclusive culture, encouraging our colleagues to bring their true selves to work and contributing to collective creativity, open-mindedness and growth.

We want give every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the application and interview process and then ultimately in their role. If you require any adjustments during our recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested. 

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer the below core benefits:

 

  • 20% staff discount, which increases with length of service
  • Thrive Recognition Scheme 
  • Wellbeing support provided by the Retail Trust 
  • Life Assurance 
  • Retail Rewards platform offering discounts for other retailers 
  • Pension Scheme 
  • Access to a wide range of career development  
  • Additional benefits may apply depending on your role and area of the business
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Register Your Interest – Trainee Assistant Merchandiser Assessment Centre
Salary: Competitive
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
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