Merchandising and Retail Administrative Assistant

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Kensington, London

Hours: 35 hours/ 5 days per week

Salary: Up to £26,160 per annum, dependent on experience

Deadline: Sunday 14th September, (midnight)

Overview

The Design Museum is the world’s leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. The museum reopened in a fantastic new building in Kensington in 2016 and has since welcomed almost 1.5m visitors, firmly positioning it as the destination for contemporary design and creation in the UK. It has three shops: in the museum’s atrium, at the exit to the ground floor exhibition gallery, and on the High Street.

Job scope

The Merchandising and Retail Administrative Assistant plays a key role in supporting successful inventory management best practice. You will ensure all shops (including ecommerce) are well-stocked, contribute towards achieving sales and margin targets, raise purchase orders, liaise with suppliers and ensure timely delivery of merchandise. You will ensure data on our EPoS system is accurate and kept up-to-date and assist the Finance team with the invoice payment process.

The ideal candidate will provide administrative support across the retail team, contributing to retail profitability through accuracy and attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritise workload.

Closing date: Sunday 14th September, (midnight)

Interviews: Wednesday 24 September onwards

Application process

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our careers portal. The full job description/person specification is available to download on the vacancy page.

Please note we are not able to accept other forms of application for our job roles. All applications must be submitted through our careers portal.

Design Museum Staff Benefits

Employees are entitled to 25 days holiday, rising to 26 days after two years’ service and 27 days after five years’ service, plus 8 days Bank Holiday and Christmas Eve (museum closed), pro-rata for part-time employees.

Other benefits include:

• Flexible working
• Hybrid working and core hours (10.00am – 4.00pm), where feasible for the role
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Tenancy deposit & season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry for friends and family to the museum
• Staff discounts including the museum shop & catering outlets
• Free entry to a wide number of galleries and museums in London.