Global Merchandiser & Assortment Planner

Maison De Sabre Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MAISON de SABRÉ is seeking a commercially minded merchandising leader to scale our luxury assortment globally. You will plan, range, and replenish products across channels and markets, using strong analytics to optimize colour architecture and inventory investment.

Lead cross-functional teams with Product, Creative, E‑Commerce, and Marketing to align product priorities and launches, while balancing brand vision with commercial discipline in a fast‑moving luxury environment.

Qualifications

• 4-8+ years' experience in merchandising, buying, assortment planning, or inventory planning within premium, luxury, fashion, accessories, or lifestyle brands.
• Strong analytical and commercial decision-making capability.
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; experience with ERP or inventory management systems is highly desirable.
• Ability to balance brand vision with commercial discipline.
• Experience working across multiple sales channels and international markets is highly regarded.
• Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders across creative and commercial teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in a high-growth, founder-led environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop global assortment plans across handbags, small leather goods, tech accessories, and travel categories, including assortment depth, pricing tiers, and core, seasonal, and limited-edition colour architecture.
• Analyse sales, inventory, margin, inventory turn, and customer demand at SKU and colour level to identify opportunities and risks.
• Build rolling forecasts, replenishment plans, inventory budgets, and initial buy quantities by product, channel, and region.
• Manage in-season performance through reforecasting, allocation, replenishment, chase, and markdown recommendations.
• Develop channel and region-specific assortments across DTC, department stores, wholesale, marketplaces, and pop-up retail, including account-specific assortments and exclusives where appropriate.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial acumen

Cross-channel experience

Stakeholder influencing

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

Excel / Google Sheets

ERP / inventory systems

Job description

MAISON de SABRÉ is a globally recognised luxury leather maison redefining modern accessories through design, craftsmanship, and personalisation. Operating across DTC, department stores, marketplaces, collaborations, and international retail, we are entering a new phase of global growth and are seeking a commercially minded merchandising leader to help scale our assortment with greater precision and consistency.

The Opportunity

This is a high-impact global role responsible for improving how we plan, range, allocate, and replenish products across all channels and markets.

The successful candidate will combine commercial analysis, assortment strategy, inventory planning, and cross-functional leadership to ensure that our hero products remain consistently available, our colour architecture is coherent across categories, and our inventory investment is aligned with demand.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex merchandising challenges and wants to influence both revenue growth and customer experience in a fast-moving luxury business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop global assortment plans across handbags, small leather goods, tech accessories, and travel categories, including assortment depth, pricing tiers, and core, seasonal, and limited-edition colour architecture.
• Analyse sales, inventory, margin, inventory turn, and customer demand at SKU and colour level to identify opportunities and risks.
• Build rolling forecasts, replenishment plans, inventory budgets, and initial buy quantities by product, channel, and region.
• Manage in-season performance through reforecasting, allocation, replenishment, chase, and markdown recommendations.
• Develop channel and region-specific assortments across DTC, department stores, wholesale, marketplaces, and pop-up retail, including account-specific assortments and exclusives where appropriate.
• Partner with Product and Creative to bring commercial and customer insights into collection development and future assortment decisions.
• Partner with E-Commerce and Marketing on product priorities, launch sequencing, and campaign visibility.
• Monitor competitor pricing, product strategies, consumer trends, and market opportunities to inform assortment and pricing decisions.
• Partner with Procurement on buy targets, costs, and delivery windows, with involvement in cost and quality decisions that impact margin or brand standards.
• Monitor and report on sell-through, stock cover, margin, inventory turn, aged inventory, and overall category performance, including Open-to-Buy and inventory governance.

What We’re Looking For

• 4-8+ years' experience in merchandising, buying, assortment planning, merchandise planning, or inventory planning within premium, luxury, fashion, accessories, beauty, or lifestyle brands
• Strong analytical and commercial decision-making capability
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; experience with ERP or inventory management systems is highly desirable
• Ability to balance brand vision with commercial discipline
• Experience working across multiple sales channels and international markets is highly regarded
• Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders across creative and commercial teams
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a high-growth, founder-led environment

What Success Looks Like

• Improved availability of hero products and colours across global channels
• Greater consistency in colour ranging and assortment architecture
• Stronger full-price sell-through and margin performance
• Improved inventory turn with reduced fragmentation and excess stock exposure
• More accurate buying, forecasting, and inventory investment aligned with demand
• Opportunity to work at the global headquarters of a rapidly growing luxury brand
• Direct exposure to international product launches, collaborations, and retail expansion
• A role with meaningful influence across product, commercial, retail, and supply chain functions
• The chance to help build the merchandising and assortment planning capability that will support the next stage of MAISON de SABRÉ's global growth