TwoScots Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading national retail business to recruit a Senior Merchandise Planner for their Melbourne head office.
This is a key senior role within a large, high-volume planning function, offering genuine influence over stock strategy, commercial decision-making, and team development. The business is entering a period of change and growth, making this an exciting opportunity for an experienced planner who enjoys pace, scale, and accountability.
Culture & Benefits
- Senior, permanent opportunity within a well-established Australian retailer
- Salary: $150,000 - $160,000 package
- Melbourne-based head office role
- Opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future structure of the planning team
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end merchandise planning process for a large, high-volume category
- Manage Open-to-Buy and seasonal stock plans, ensuring strong sales and margin outcomes
- Analyse category and product performance, identifying risks and opportunities early
- Make clear recommendations around markdowns, promotions and stock movement
- Partner closely with Buying to influence range, pricing and promotional strategy
- Prepare and present trading updates, forecasts and insights to senior stakeholders
- Coach and support merchandise planners within the team, lifting overall capability
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Merchandise Planner or Senior Merchandise Planner within retail
- Background in high-SKU, fast-paced environments (hard goods ideal, fashion also considered)
- Strong experience managing MSSI/WSSI and Open-to-Buy
- Advanced Excel capability (pivot tables, lookups, large data sets)
- Confident communicator who can present, influence and push back when required
- Resilient, commercial and collaborative personality - this role suits planners who thrive in direct, high-energy teams
- Experience with systems such as Apparel21, SAP or PowerBI is advantageous, but training can be provided
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