We are a fast paced, high volume men's fashion wear brand with a strong presence in the market place. We pride ourselves on good customer service and constant dedication to producing and delivering high quality men's wear.
Merchandise Planner - Join the Johnny Bigg Crew!
At Johnny Bigg, we’re all about teamwork, customer focus, and delivering exceptional products. We are looking for an experienced Merchandise Planner to take our planning processes to the next level in a high-impact role.
Johnny Bigg is Australia and New Zealand’s leading menswear PLUS size retailers, with over 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for a commercially driven and experienced Merchandise Planner to join our Sydney Support Office. This is an opportunity to own your category, influence key commercial decisions and play a critical role in driving sales, margin and inventory performance across our business.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Planning, you will lead core line card planning, select category planning, forecasting and stock investment decisions to deliver sales, margin and inventory targets. Partnering closely with Buying and Retail teams, you'll influence future ranges, identify growth opportunities and drive commercial performance across your category.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and manage category budgets, forecasts, replans and Open-to-Buy (OTB)
- Drive sales, margin, stock turn and inventory productivity across stores and eCommerce
- Analyse trade performance to identify risks, opportunities and emerging trends
- Analyse and implement size curve data to increase sell through and stock productivity
- Make informed stock investment decisions to maximise commercial outcomes
- Partner closely with Buying to shape category strategies and future range plans
- Manage core line plans and repeat orders on volume lines
- Deliver clear, actionable insights that influence decision-making and support business growth
- Advise and effect store allocations and ranging
- Build new store stock plans
- Support planning best practice and contribute to a high-performing team culture
About You:
- Proven experience in retail merchandise planning (apparel highly regarded)
- Strong commercial acumen with a solid understanding of retail metrics and KPIs
- Advanced forecasting, OTB and inventory management capability
- Highly analytical, with the ability to translate data into insights
- Confident communicator who can influence cross-functional teams
- Operates with a team-first, no-ego mindset and thrives in a collaborative environment
Why Johnny Bigg?
- Be part of a growing retail success story
- Play a key role in shaping category strategy, owning your business and influencing commercial outcomes
- Join a fast-paced, collaborative team with a strong, supportive and happy culture
Perks & Benefits:
- Career growth within a thriving brand.
- Team discounts on Johnny Bigg products as well as our other brands in the RAG stable.
- Convenient, modern offices near public transport.
Apply Now:
If you’re commercially minded, analytical and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please no recruiters. Only Successful applicants will be contacted.
Employer questions
Your application will include the following questions:
- Do you have experience with inventory management?
- Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with?
- Which statement best describes your right to work in Australia?
- Do you have experience with inventory optimisation?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Merchandise Planner?
- Do you have experience with merchandise and range planning?
- Which merchandise planning systems have you used?
- Have you worked in a role where you were responsible for budget management & forecasting?
- How many years' experience do you have with forecasting and store sales planning?
Due to the large amount of applicants we receive, we will only respond to those successful.
