# Assistant Merchandiser - Brands

The Role Joining the Brands Team at Next during this period of growth is an incredible opportunity to make a significant impact at the UK's leading fashion platform! As an Assistant Merchandiser, you'll play a vital role in fostering relationships with external brands across Womenwear, Menswear and Kidswear, including River Island, Monsoon, AllSaints, Hush and Mint Velvet. You will be the face of our business to our partners, someone who can navigate the entire commercial lifecycle, from weekly trade performance to long-term seasonal strategy. Ensure our brands thrive on our platform, stock stays fluid, and every season outperforms the last. What You'll Take On 1. Supplier Management As the face of Next, you will build influential working relationships with brands, ensuring new partners are seamlessly onboarded and fully aligned with our operational processes. You will take accountability for KPIs across your assigned commission brands while partnering with the Trading Manager and Commercial Product Manager to support the negotiation of mutually beneficial commercial terms. 2. Strategic Planning You will provide strategic phasing advice and sales projections for the season along wi

- **Id**: 2331960
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/next-assistant-merchandiser-brands>
- **Role**: Sales
- **Role family**: Sales
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-07T07:35:20Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T03:32:02Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 39
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5135
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Home office
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Apparel & Fashion Brands, Home Decor, Children's Clothing

## Company

- **Id**: 1758752
- **Name**: Next
- **Domain**: next.co.uk
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/next-co-uk>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 33
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.121
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **Google Workspace** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 37

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-12T09:13:21Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-15T13:35:30Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-21T20:04:04Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 15
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.424
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 39
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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