Bilingual Merchandising Assistant

Your new company

Our client, Uniqlo, is seeking a Bilingual Merchandising Assistant to join their team in Toronto.

Your new role:

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co. (FR), a leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under five brands: GU, Theory, COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS, PRINCESSE TAM.TAM, J Brand, and UNIQLO. FR is the world’s third largest apparel retail company and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

At UNIQLO, we are committed to providing our employees with enriching and challenging opportunities where achievements and personal growth are acknowledged and rewarded. We are dedicated to offering our employees training, performance based increases, and unlimited growth opportunities. If you are an ambitious, hard-working individual who welcomes new challenges, have a drive for success, and embrace the responsibility of leadership—then you belong at UNIQLO!

The Merchandising Assistant provides general and administrative support to the Merchandise Planning process by preparing daily & weekly reports, maintaining and building various ad hoc reports, and keeping information organized for the team. He/she will be supporting all merchandise divisions.

• Generate reports and participate in merchandise planning meetings
• Update markdown and promotional plans weekly
• Register weekly promotions and markdowns in merchandising system
• Proofread promotional materials online and in-store (EN/FR)
• Provide marketing and PR product information on an ad-hoc basis
• Prepare weekly reporting/analysis based on planning needs and in support of department requests
• Create delivery boards by division according to allocation plans
• Create/review product knowledge decks and facing/layout plans
• Analyze and breakdown new orders by SKU
• Support purchase order creation and maintenance
• Review and translation of EN/FR copy for product tags/accessories

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Passion for fashion and customer service
• English & French bilingual
• Have an understanding of the fashion retail business and retail math
• Diploma in Fashion, Business Administration, Finance or Mathematics preferred
• 1-2 years of administrative or retail office experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (able to create pivot tables, vlookup formulas)
• Ability to organize and manipulate data to generate a desired result
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Quick learner and independent with a desire to support team members

What you’ll get in return

This position is offering a Competitive Hourly Rate

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career

UNIQLO Canada is an equal opportunity employer. UNIQLO Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates and accommodates person with disabilities. Candidates that are selected for interviews should advise us if they require accommodation.