Independent Consultant
il y a 3 jours
City of London
Expert Consultant - Merchandising LoveMy Ltd – Reimagining the Future of Independent Fashion & Retail Who We Are At LoveMy Ltd, we don’t just consult—we create revolutions inside businesses. We believe SMEs are the heartbeat of the UK economy: bold, ambitious, and filled with the kind of raw creative energy that fuels industries and communities. But too often, that brilliance is buried under complexity—systems that don’t talk to each other, shelves that don’t reflect the future, stock that suffocates cashflow. That’s where we step in. We are LoveMy: a consultancy designed not to deliver reports that gather dust, but to engineer transformations that change the trajectory of businesses. The Role – Expert Consultant - Merchandising This isn’t a job. It’s a stage. And we are looking for someone extraordinary to step into the spotlight. As Director of Merchandising, you’ll become a catalyst for growth and clarity. You’ll take raw data—messy, unrefined, overlooked—and turn it into a symphony of insight. From building a reporting suite from scratch (Excel, Google Sheets, or agile low-cost tools) to establishing end-to-end merchandising strategies, you’ll be architect, engineer, and visionary in equal measure. This is a role for someone who can marry science with art—who sees merchandising not as administration, but as storytelling with numbers. Who can look at a spreadsheet and see not just figures, but opportunities, risks, and a roadmap for doubling revenue. What You’ll Do • Engineer Data Into Power: Build, design, and implement an agile KPI reporting suite—think WISSI, Sell-Through, Stock-to-Sales, Markdown efficiency, Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI), and Cash-to-Stock cycle tracking., • Transform Insight Into Strategy: Use data to create robust merchandising plans, from OTB management to seasonal phasing, that align with financial goals and brand vision., • Reimagine Stock Management: Lead clients away from overbuying and firefighting into a calm, profitable system where stock works for them, not against them., • Partner With Buying: Collaborate seamlessly with buyers to ensure creative vision and commercial reality are always in harmony., • Drive Multi-Channel Success: Shape strategies that work across wholesale, retail, and e-commerce—aligning assortment planning with customer demand at every touchpoint., • Implement Fast, Not Fancy: No million-pound ERP needed. You’ll create pragmatic, elegant solutions that work immediately, scale easily, and deliver impact from day one., • Deliver Real Change: This isn’t theoretical. You’ll stand shoulder-to-shoulder with founders and CEOs, helping them see new futures—and then guiding them there. What You Bring • A proven track record in senior merchandising leadership—Head of Merchandising, Director, VP, CMO-level roles., • Deep fashion and retail experience; bonus points if you’ve sat on both merchandising and buying sides of the table., • Analytical brilliance: you thrive on building tools, modelling scenarios, and translating complexity into clarity., • Visionary creativity: data is your foundation, but storytelling is your edge. You know how to inspire boards and founders to act., • Hands-on skill with Excel, Google Sheets, or low-cost BI tools—not just using them, but building from the ground up., • A track record of delivering transformational growth: revenue lifts, margin gains, and inventory efficiencies., • A natural communicator: professional, articulate, inspiring—able to influence without arrogance. The Opportunity At LoveMy, you won’t be a cog in a corporate wheel. You’ll be a partner in transformation. Every client is different, every challenge unique, and the scale of your impact will be measurable in millions: • A retailer freed from £500k of dead stock., • A fashion SME doubling their online sell-through. Why LoveMy? Because we’re not afraid to be different. We don’t chase scale for scale’s sake—we chase impact. We believe SMEs can out-innovate and out-perform giants like Shein or Temu when given the right tools and the right clarity. We are building a network of the brightest minds in business—consultants who want to do more than “advise”. We roll up our sleeves. We get our hands on the data. We deliver. Here, you’ll have: • Freedom: Work freelance, remote, or on-site—your choice., • Earnings: £75–100 per hour (experience-dependent), with scope for more., • Equity Potential: Select consultants may access EMI share options as part of our long-term “Go 2030” vision., • Community: A network of visionary consultants united by a mission to transform SMEs., • Legacy: The chance to not only grow businesses, but change the narrative of UK retail. The Call If you know you are our Expert Consultant - Merchandising with the heart of an entrepreneur, the eye of a creative, and the brain of a strategist, we want you. This is your chance to be part of something bigger—to leave a mark, to change lives, and to remind the world that merchandising is not a back-office function. It’s the art and science of building empires. • ✨ At LoveMy, we don’t just grow businesses. We help them fall back in love with themselves.