Merchandising and Buying Development Programme (2025)

Job description

Variety and Challenge. Growth and Opportunity.

In the retail business, we move fast. We’re always adapting, evolving and innovating. And the fast pace brings variety and challenge, along with continued growth and opportunity.

Explore career opportunities at TJX, a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer of clothing and homeware worldwide. Our retail chains include TK Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as HomeSense and tkmaxx.com in the United Kingdom; TK Maxx in Australia; TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Homesense, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the United States; and Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada. In 2018, TJX had over $35 billion in sales, more than 4000 shops and 249,000 Associates. For the full year Fiscal 2023, net sales were $49.9 billion, an increase of 3% versus the full year Fiscal 2022, more than 4,000 shops and 249,000 Associates. As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style a TJX!

Merchandising & Buying Development Programme
Roles start on Monday the 3rd of February 2025, or Monday the 7th of July 2025.

Responsibility from the start
 

As a graduate your journey will begin at our European head office in Watford, UK in the Merchandising team, where you’ll learn about our business fully and begin to drive results in an entrepreneurial way from day one.

This will begin with a comprehensive induction and training plan, including both classroom and practical workshops for you to understand how fundamental the partnership between Merchandising and Buying is in delivering value to our customers online and in store.

Your first role will be as an Allocation Analyst and your development within Merchandising will be varied and often self-driven. You will be responsible for creating the best mix of products, and shipping them to our stores, working closely with the Buyers on what they bought. We are seeking candidates who thrive on interpreting data and enjoy putting their strong analytical skills to use. You will be analysing trends and building your commercial skills by also spending time in both our stores and in the competition.

Your typical day to day will differ, however your role with generally involve managing the distribution of products to our stores for your department – this could range from anything to Men’s T Shirts to Bathroom Accessories! This will include tasks such as analysing sales trends, inventory levels and demand forecasts to determine how much of each product should be allocated to different stores. You’ll collaborate with various teams including your Merchandising & Buying teams to ensure products are distributed effectively. Overall, theory focuses on optimising product distribution whilst tracking performance to inform decision-making.
 

Where Can My Career Go?
 

Merchandising takes an entrepreneurial approach to planning and trading to drive business, while our buyers constantly seal the best deals by securing new opportunities in the marketplace. The merchant skills overlapping both functions provide the dynamic flexibility that helps us deliver exceptional value to our customers.

We’re an ambitious business with exciting expansion plans across our European Markets. We believe in nurturing talent, and view everyone as a potential leader of the future. You’ll be empowered to make decisions from the outset and learn quickly in our fast-paced environment. Acquiring the skills needed to perform these early roles sets you on the path to becoming a great Merchandiser or Buyer in the future. You’ll gain experience across the business with the opportunity to work in several different product areas.

You’ll build relationships with lots of different Merchandisers and Buyers – it’s the best way to learn what we do, and how we do it!

Required

Fluency in English is required, and it is desirable, but not essential, to be fluent in another EU language (German, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish, or Polish). This supports us in diversifying the Merchandising population to reflect our TJX Europe customer base and to fulfil internal expansion plans.
 

Cultural familiarity (for example, experience living abroad) is also desirable, but not essential.

Skills You’ll Need
 

Confident with Excel

Proficient in Data Analysis

Curiosity and passion for our business and retail

Ability to build strong and trusting relationships

Ability to think outside the box and take risks

Comfortable admitting your mistakes and learning from them

Great communication skills

Sharp commercial thinking and analytical skills

Flexibility to thrive in a constantly changing environment where decisions happen quickly

What's In It For You?
 

As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. Apply now.

At TJX Europe we’re committed to building an inclusive culture where all our associates feel welcome, valued and engaged. It’s the diversity of our associates that drives our success, and we welcome and encourage applications from everyone that wants to be part of our growing business.

We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.