Quest Search & Selection are currently hiring for a Field Merchandising & Commercial Executive who will supports category management team in delivering retail strategy for grocery, gifting & seasonal. In this role you will be involved in range planning, planograms, promotions, pricing and stock forecasting. The role responsibly includes conducting store visits to build and support merchandising planograms to improve product presentation and compliance.
Quest Search & Selection are proud to represent one of UK’s leading seasonal retailers who have different sites across the UK.
Key Responsibilities of this Field Merchandising & Commercial Executive role:
*Supports retail growth strategy, partnering with Finance teams to manage sales, margin, and KPI delivery.
*Analyses data and market trends to inform category direction, range selection, and stock forecasting.
*Maintains product data, costs files, and implements planograms across categories.
*Leads end-to-end development of bespoke products, ensuring quality, margin, and timely delivery.
*Develops and executes promotional and seasonal strategies, including POS and digital activity.
*Drives commercial performance through trading analysis, forecasting, and stock optimisation.
*Supports store layout, space planning, and effective communication of range and promotions.
*Manages supplier relationships, tenders, and day-to-day coordination on range, delivery, and merchandising.
*Gathers customer insights to inform category improvements.
*Manage POS materials and merchandising planograms.
*Handling reporting and administrative duties, including admin-heavy cost file management.
*Supported pricing and product ranging activities.
*Produced and analysed reports, including best-seller performance reports.
Key Requirements of Field Merchandising & Commercial Executive role:
*Ideally 3 + years in FMCG or retail experience.
*Ideally worked in different categories within non-food or grocery
*Worked within Merchandising, Buying, Space Planning or POS management
*This is a highly admin focused role so must be able to create reports & competenetnt on Microsoft Excel & word
*Skilled in range architecture, planogram development, and space planning/analysis would be ideal
*Experienced within supplier management and buying
*Good commercial awareness, including understanding of P&L, sales, and margin drivers.
*Flexible to travel to different sites 40% (car & driving license required).
*Able to balance customer, operational, and commercial priorities when developing strategies
Benefits of this Field Merchandising & Commercial Executive role:
*Life assurance.
*Car allowance £6,500
*Bonus potential
*20% friends and family discount.
*Head office in Hertfordshire but can be based anywhere (1-day WFI/2 days WFH, the rest of the time in branches).
*Free parking.
*Learning and development support.
If this sounds like you and you are keen to apply for this Field Merchandising & Commercial Executive, please apply quoting reference no.JO-/B
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.