- Salary: $120,000 + super + bonus + benefits
- Strong culture, based in Waterloo
- Two days WFH + flexible start & finish hours
Not every Merchandise Planner role gives you a seat at the table.
This one does.
We're partnering with one of Australia's fastest-growing premium furniture and homewares brands to find a commercially minded Merchandise Planner who wants more than simply maintaining reports and managing stock.
Reporting directly to the Merchandise Director, you'll play a key role in shaping inventory strategy, forecasting business performance and influencing commercial decisions across the organisation.
As the business continues its impressive growth both locally and internationally, this is an opportunity to join at an exciting stage of the journey.
Why you'll love this role?
- Premium furniture & homewares brand
- High-growth Australian success story
- Partner directly with senior leadership
- Strategic planning with genuine ownership
- Product allowance & great team culture
The opportunity:
This is a broad, commercially focused planning role where you'll partner closely with Product, Finance, Sales, Operations and Marketing to ensure the right product is available, at the right time, in the right quantity.
You'll own the planning process across forecasting, inventory, OTB and assortment planning while delivering meaningful commercial insights that drive business performance.
If you enjoy influencing decisions rather than simply reporting on them, you'll thrive in this environment.
What you'll be doing:
- Build rolling sales and inventory forecasts
- Manage Open-to-Buy and stock investment
- Analyse sales, margin and trading performance
- Optimise inventory across retail and wholesale
- Drive assortment and range planning decisions
- Support pricing and promotional strategies
- Partner with suppliers on purchasing and logistics
- Collaborate across Product, Finance and Operations
- Mentor and support the Merchandise Assistant
About you:
You'll already have experience within Merchandise Planning and enjoy balancing commercial strategy with analytical thinking.
You'll ideally bring
✔ Merchandise Planning experience
✔ Forecasting and inventory management expertise
✔ Strong Open-to-Buy experience
✔ Advanced Excel capability
✔ Experience using ERP systems (NetSuite advantageous)
✔ Strong commercial and stakeholder management skills
Most importantly, you're curious, commercially minded and enjoy using data to influence business outcomes.
Why planners are excited about this opportunity:
✔ Direct access to decision makers
✔ High level of autonomy
✔ Broad commercial exposure
✔ Growing international business
✔ Collaborative leadership team
✔ Genuine long-term career progression
Apply now If you're ready for your next Merchandise Planning opportunity, i'd love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, reach out directly to:
Faith Hawkins
JIVARO Recruitment
[email protected]
#SCR-faith-hawkins