Retail merchandisers make sure that goods are in the right stores, or online, at the right time and the right price.
£16,000 Starter
to£60,000 Experienced
36 to 38 a week
evenings / weekends attending events or appointments
You can get into this job through:
You can do a degree before joining a retail company as a trainee merchandiser. Relevant subjects include:
You'll usually need:
You can take a college course to become a retail merchandiser. Courses include:
You'll usually need:
You may be able to start through a retailer intermediate apprenticeship or retail team leader advanced apprenticeship before moving into merchandising.
If you already have some retail experience, you could apply to do a buying and merchandising assistant higher or degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start in stock control or as a merchandise admin assistant and work your way up by learning on the job.
If you're interested in fashion retail, the Fashion Retail Academy runs short courses like an introduction to merchandising.
You can also take procurement and supply qualifications through the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. These are recognised by the industry.
You can find out more about becoming a retail merchandiser from the Fashion Retail Academy and Creative Choices.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties might include:
You could work at a store or in an office.
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