Global Merchandising & Assortment Strategist

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 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.