Overview
Merchandise Manager – Leeds, LS11 5AD
Job Title
Merchandise Manager
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Buying
Closing Date
26 October 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Merchandising Manager to join our toys team. This is a highly dynamic category looking after the largest toys brands in the market such as Barbie and Squishmallows. This role covers Branded Toys covering the Fashion Doll, Creative and Collectable markets.
You’ll work closely with the Buyer to generate range plans that deliver a customer-focused and commercial product offer. You will also focus on improving our sales, profit, availability and inventory performance.
What you’ll be responsible for:
•Along with the Buyers, take ownership of delivering the category P&L
•Trading and planning within your category
•Planning and implementing exit strategies while minimising unplanned markdown
•Carrying out in-depth range and promotional planning, analysing historic performance and influencing our pricing propositions
•Driving appropriate buy volumes through effective forecasting
•Providing the appropriate level of analysis during a specific season or promotion
•Reacting to changes and capturing your findings to inform our future activities
•This is a fast paced role and the ability to switch between longer term strategy and immediate trading priorities is essential
About you:
You’ll have –
•A proven track record in a similar merchandising/ merchandise planning role.
•Results focussed and commercial acumen
•Strong analytical and Excel skills
•Great attention to detail and clarity of thinking
•Strong planning, prioritising and organisational skills
•Ability to work at a fast pace and under pressure
•Ability to influence and build strong working relationships
•Strong communication/ influencing skills to manage key stakeholders
•Flair for solving problems and making decisions
•Willingness to take calculated risks on product and innovation
Everything you’ll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves”
