Global Merchandise Category Analyst

Job Description

Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

Job Description

As part of our Global Merchandise Planning (GMP) team, you’ll sit at the heart of ASOS’s commercial engine. GMP partners closely with Buying and Merch teams to define our assortment strategy and set purchase targets across divisions ensuring we hold the right stock, in the right place, for our global customers.

As a Global Merchandise Category Analyst, you’ll support planners and buying teams to build data‑driven intake plans, track performance and help shape our category strategy. You’ll play a key role in ensuring stock investment aligns with customer demand across fulfilment centres and markets.

The Details

• Work closely with Buying teams to understand product strategies and translate these into data‑driven intake plans by fulfilment centre.
• Analyse category and brand performance to ensure stock meets customer demand, identifying risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Ensure all intake plans roll back accurately to targets for each buying division at FC level.
• Support Product Group Planners with creating and forecasting WSSIs, sharing insights that drive commercial decision‑making.
• Partner with FC Planners to deliver analysis that drives trade and optimises stock flow across key global markets.
• Provide weekly and ad‑hoc reporting to surface category insights and performance commentary.
• Maintain accurate system inputs, forecasts, and planning documentation to support commercial alignment.
• Collaborate across Merch, Buying, Data, and Logistics to ensure a seamless end‑to‑end trading process.
• Support our culture by championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.

We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That’s why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office.

Qualifications

About You

• Previous experience in planning, merchandising, or supply chain — ideally within e‑commerce fashion retail.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets and communicate insights clearly.
• Highly proficient in Excel, with strong competency in formulas and data manipulation.
• Experience using SQL and/or PowerBI is ideal but not essential.
• A collaborative team‑player who enjoys partnering cross‑functionally to solve commercial problems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Curious, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment.

Additional Information

BeneFITS’

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Private medical care scheme
• Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year — an extra thank you from us
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in‑the‑moment development experiences
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