Merchandise Planner | Fashion & Accessories

Merchandise Planner | Fashion & Accessories

📍Location: Alexandria, Sydney | Hybrid working

Currently based in Brisbane? Open to relocating to Sydney for your next career opportunity?

💰 Up to $120K + super

An exciting opportunity to join a growing Australian fashion brand!

We’re partnering with a well-established Australian fashion brand to find an experienced Merchandise Planner to join its team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded planner who enjoys working with data, driving sales performance and identifying opportunities to optimise stock and profitability.

About the Role

Reporting to the Merchandise Planning Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing merchandise planning across a portfolio of wholesale accounts, ensuring the right products are available at the right time while maximising sales, margins and inventory performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own merchandise planning across a portfolio of key wholesale accounts.
• Manage sales forecasting, Open-to-Buy (OTB), stock planning and replenishment.
• Analyse sales performance, inventory levels, margins and sell-through.
• Develop seasonal forecasts and support product lifecycle planning at SKU level.
• Monitor stock availability and identify opportunities to improve inventory efficiency.
• Partner closely with Account Managers, Buyers, Designers and Allocators.
• Support wholesale account planning and identify commercial growth opportunities.
• Prepare reporting and provide actionable insights to support business decisions.

About You

• Proven experience in a Merchandise Planner or similar planning role.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with data and reporting.
• Experience in wholesale, retail account planning or a multi-channel business.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, OTB, inventory management and margin.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across teams.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to manage competing priorities.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary up to $120K + super, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• The opportunity to join a growing Australian fashion business.
• A collaborative team environment.
• The chance to make a genuine commercial impact across a portfolio of key accounts.

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Merchandise Planner looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Contact Juliana at juliana@whointhezoo.com.au for a confidential discussion.

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