Merchandise Admin Assistant at Persianas Retail Limited

Persianas Retail Limited (PRL) is a leading retail company in Nigeria that offers an array of fashion and lifestyle products and services to customers across Nigeria. We have built valuable partnerships with renowned brands such as Puma, Lacoste, and Guess, cementing our reputation as a trusted retail leader. Our extensive distribution channels include physical stores, e-commerce, and Wholesale Distributors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Merchandise Admin Assistant

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Profile

• A detail-oriented Merchandise Admin Assistant who will support the Merchandise Planning team with reporting, data management, and inventory analysis to drive accurate business decisions.
• S/he will be responsible for tracking sell-through performance across products, channels, and stores, as well as providing reliable and timely reports to support planning activities.
• The role also involves handling repetitive and ad hoc tasks while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and efficiency in all data-related outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation, validation, and timely delivery of daily, weekly, and monthly merchandise reports, ensuring a high level of accuracy and data integrity.
• Track and analyse sell-through performance across products, channels, and store locations, identifying key trends, variances, and performance drivers to support decision-making.
• Assist in inventory analysis by monitoring stock levels, identifying gaps, excess stock, and potential risks, and highlighting opportunities for optimisation.
• Support the execution of sales and marketing campaigns by ensuring product availability, tracking performance, and providing post campaign insights.
• Coordinate merchandise allocations and inter-store transfers, ensuring stock is distributed efficiently based on store performance, demand patterns, and capacity.
• Maintain 100% accuracy and consistency of data across all reporting systems, tools, and records, ensuring alignment between planning, inventory, and sales data.
• Monitor and track store capacity and inventory levels, ensuring optimal stock positioning across all locations.
• Update dashboards, reports, and planning templates with accurate and timely data to support ongoing analysis and business decisions.
• Provide administrative and data-related support to the Buying & Merchandise Planning team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and adherence to planning timelines.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting as required by the Lead Merchandise Planner or Lead Buyer, supporting deeper insights into product and store performance.
• Maintain well-organised, up-to-date records of inventory, sales, and performance data to enable efficient retrieval and reporting.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting processes, tools, and data quality, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the planning function.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Statistics, Economics, or related field
• 1–3 years’ experience in a data, retail, merchandising, or administrative role (preferred)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data handling tools
• Strong interest in retail, merchandising, and performance analysis • Basic understanding of inventory and retail performance metrics.

Skill Specification:

• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with solid Excel proficiency
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, structured environment with repetitive tasks
• Proactive, adaptable, and collaborative with strong problem-solving ability.

Application Closing Date
3rd May, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit their CV to: hr@persianasretail.com using the Job Title clearly stated as the subject of the email.