Merchandise Planner

TwoScots Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading national retail business to recruit a Merchandise Planner for their Melbourne head office.

This is a hands-on planning role within a high-volume, fast-paced retail environment, offering strong exposure to end-to-end merchandise planning and close partnership with Buying. The role suits an experienced Planner looking to deepen their commercial impact and continue building their career within a structured, collaborative planning team.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent opportunity within a well-established Australian retailer
• Competitive salary package aligned to experience
• Melbourne-based head office role
• Highly collaborative, commercial planning environment
• Exposure to a complex, multi-category retail operation across stores and eCommerce
• Clear development pathway within the planning function

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of the merchandise strategy through detailed forecasting and analysis
• Build and manage sales, stock and margin plans at item, range and category level
• Support seasonal range reviews through performance analysis, SWOT insights and post-season reviews
• Manage in-season trade, including sales, stock flow, markdowns and purchase timing in partnership with the Buyer
• Develop purchase and stock flow plans to support the Strategic Sales Plan
• Optimise inventory distribution across DC and stores to maximise sales and gross profit
• Provide regular reporting and insights to support commercial decision-making

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Merchandise Planner or Planning Analyst within a retail environment
• Hands-on exposure to forecasting, OTB, trade and inventory management
• Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills
• Comfortable working closely with Buyers in a fast-paced, high-volume setting
• Commercial mindset with the ability to turn data into practical recommendations
• Experience with merchandise planning systems is advantageous (e.g. Pronto, AP21, Foresight, SAP), but not essential

APPLY NOW
Or contact Charlie at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.