Hybrid Merch Planning & Systems Testing Lead

Jivaro; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jivaro is seeking a merchandise planner to own release assurance across planning tools and manage a planning portfolio grounded in live trade. You will oversee regression packs, testing and change requests while handling a 18-month rolling financial plan across categories.

The role is hybrid, reports to the Group Head of Merchandise Planning, and requires hands-on testing experience, strong vendor collaboration, and the ability to influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' merchandise planning experience in retail.
• Hands-on experience testing complex business systems, including UAT and end-to-end testing.
• Experience triaging and managing defects and change requests through to resolution.
• Confidence working with external software vendors and documenting business requirements.
• Clear, decisive communication and the ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Assess each monthly platform release for impact on trading, approve/defer/escape within risk framework.
• Build, document and maintain version-controlled regression test packs across all planning modules.
• Coordinate testing with Merchandise, Data and Project teams.
• Own the change request pipeline from logging to vendor scoping, delivery and resolution.
• Partner with the software vendor on release content, defects, environments and acceptance criteria.
• Train and support a deputy tester so no module depends on one person.
• Build 18-month rolling merchandise financial plans, OTB recommendations and forecasts.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Testing (UAT)

Defect triage

Vendor management

Communication

Influence without authority

Education

Degree in business, supply chain or related field

Tools

Impact Analytics

Oracle RPAS

Blue Yonder

o9

Anaplan

Job description

Jivaro is seeking a merchandise planner to own release assurance across planning tools and manage a planning portfolio grounded in live trade. You will oversee regression packs, testing and change requests while handling a 18-month rolling financial plan across categories.

The role is hybrid, reports to the Group Head of Merchandise Planning, and requires hands-on testing experience, strong vendor collaboration, and the ability to influence without direct authority.