Merchandising and Buying Placement Review
by TJX Europe
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
3.8
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at TJX Europe
- 7. Would you recommend TJX Europe to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to TJX Europe
Overview
Role involves a initial 3 month training period, followed by 6 months where you work as an allocation analyst as part of a team in the merchandising function. The final stage of the placement is 3 months in buying where you shadow a buyer in the market.
Skills
Developed my analytical skills and excel skills. Learnt a number of communication skills.
Responsibilities
In the merchandising part of the placement you are given a lot of responsibility looking after a department. Responsible for analysing reports, feeding it back to your team on a daily basis as well as allocating stock to stores. The buying part of the placement is more of a shadow role so there is less responsibility but still very immersed in the role.
Support & Guidance
The support and guidance was excellent throughout. During training I had a weekly one to one with my line manager and after the training period we caught up every two weeks.
Culture
Really good culture and always a great atmosphere whenever the office was busy
Your Impressions
Really enjoyed the placement and learnt a lot of skills throughout
Yes
Research the business and be curious!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail
London
July 2022
