Merchandising Assistant

Job Description

Contract: 8 months fixed term

Shift pattern: Full time

Recruitment Partner: Joanne Walker (joanne.walker@boots.com)

What you'll be doing

As aMerchandising Assistant at Boots in Nottingham, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Merchandising Lead with promotional activity plans. Your work will ensure that merchandising standards are met, contributing to a seamless shopping experience for our customers. By collaborating with various teams, you will help align merchandising strategies with category objectives, making a significant impact on our business.

Key responsibilities

• Consistently apply merchandising standards to ensure all planograms and associated materials are commercially focused and effective for stores.
• Hold cross-functional meetings to anticipate and resolve problems, escalating issues when necessary.
• Create planograms to ensure accurate and timely delivery for our stores.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide relevant rebuild information on time.
• Ensure all merchandising activities align with overall space layout and category objectives.
• Maintain a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Strong team working and collaborative style.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to hold others accountable.
• Ability to learn quickly and act on your own initiative.
• Great relationship-building skills, working effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Adaptable and flexible mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

It would be great if you also have

• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Where your brilliance can take you

At Boots, we believe in your potential and offer numerous opportunities for career development and growth. This role serves as a platform for you to gain exposure to various departments, enhancing your skills and paving the way for future promotions. With a culture that values learning and progress, you will be supported every step of the way in your career journey.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more athttp://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

A bit about us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What’s next?

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Be brilliant with Boots.

• Level: Level 7
• Business area: Support Office
• Function: Commercial & Technical Services
• Keywords: Merchandising, Assistant,
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Shift Pattern to display to candidates (displayed externally). Please select one:: Weekdays
• Latitude,longitude 1: 52.927182,-1.183948
• Office use only: No
• Airport: No
• Company: Non Stores
• Division: Non Stores
• Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?: No
• Area: East Midlands (non stores)
• Job Code: FAG Assistant
• Store: Nottingham Support Office
• Req Posted Date: 16-Oct-2026