Apprentice Merchandising Assistant
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Company: CLELAND MCIVER LIMITED
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Location: Rochdale, OL15 8QF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000055804
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Application Deadline Date: 13/10/2026
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Start Date: 02/11/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Thursday - 8am - 4.30pm or 8.30am - 5pm Friday - 8.30am - 3pm 1-hour unpaid lunch and 2 x 15 mins paid breaks - apart from Fridays where the 1-hour lunch break is removed.
Brief Description
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start a career in merchandising, retail planning, forecasting or business administration. You will gain valuable hands-on experience whilst studying towards a recognised Level 3 Business Administrator qualification.
Training to be Provided
You will complete your training in the workplace and be assigned a dedicated tutor who will visit your workplace to carry out regular progress reviews. As part of the apprenticeship, you will be required to complete a minimum of 6 hours of off-the-job training per week.
Future Prospects
This apprenticeship has been designed to provide a long-term career pathway within our commercial teams:
Apprentice Merchandising Assistant
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Assistant Merchandiser
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Merchandiser
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Senior Merchandiser
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a successful career within a fast-paced and commercially focused merchandising environment.
Vacancy Detail
Working alongside our experienced Merchandisers, you will learn how to analyse sales performance, manage stock, support forecasting and planning activities, and help ensure our customers have the right products available at the right time.
You will play an important role in supporting the business to maximise sales opportunities, improve product availability, maintain excellent service levels and drive commercial performance.
During your apprenticeship, you will gain experience in:
- Sales analysis and reporting
- Stock management and inventory control
- Forecasting and planning.
- Supplier and customer communication
- Purchase order management
- Critical path management
- Freight and logistics administration
- Commercial decision making
- Microsoft Excel and Power BI reporting
- Business processes and administration