Inventory Merchandise Manager - ASICS Fyshwick

ASICS; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% off wholesale

17.5% annual leave loading

Training from day 1

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

ASICS Fyshwick is seeking an analytical and proactive Inventory & Merchandising Manager to join our Fyshwick team. This hands-on leadership role focuses on stock integrity, merchandising standards and developing the store team to deliver a World-Class Customer Experience.

You will collaborate with Store leadership to optimise stock control, plan stocktakes and ensure product availability while upholding safety practices and ASICS core values.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in retail inventory/stock management.
• Strong leadership and team coaching abilities.
• Knowledge of visual merchandising standards and product trends.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with store teams and head office.

Responsibilities

• Monitor stock levels and ensure accurate receiving and dispatch processes.
• Lead stocktakes and maintain stock integrity across the store.
• Deliver organised, well-presented visuals that maximise product availability.
• Coach and develop store team to meet World-Class retail standards.
• Collaborate with leadership to uphold safety and operational excellence.

Skills

Stock management

Inventory control

Merchandising

Leadership

Visual merchandising

Team coaching

OH&S compliance

Communication

Tools

Stock management software

Job description

Inventory Merchandise Manager - ASICS Fyshwick

• Full-time

The ASICS Retail Team is growing! We’re on the hunt for an analytical and proactive Inventory & Merchandising Manager (IMM) to join our Fyshwick team. The IMM collaborates with the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager to deliver a World-Class Customer Experience and Retail Standards through effectively managing organised inventory. This is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for stock integrity, merchandising standards and developing the store team.

What goes into making that happen?

Operations – Attention to Detail:

• Enables Speed and Accuracy
• Monitor stock levels and enforce accurate receiving and dispatch processes, identifying discrepancies and maintaining strong stock integrity.
• Lead efficient stocktake planning and execution to ensure ongoing inventory accuracy.
• Adapt quickly and apply innovative solutions to optimise stock control and product availability, delivering an organised environment that achieves a World-Class Customer Experience.
• Establish the benchmark for operational consistency and workplace organisation through structured routines that elevate sales and team productivity.
• Collaborate and communicate across all channels to proactively address the store's stock needs, execute sales and control store performance.
• Uphold safety measures and promote awareness, encouraging the team to follow safe practices both front-of-house and back-of-house to maintain a safe and compliant workplace.

Operations – Power of Placement with Purpose

• Support, plan and execute store presentation using core visual merchandising tools.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure Visual Merchandising standards are consistently met to World-Class Retail Standards.
• Deliver an organised, well-presented environment that maximises product availability and enhances the customer experience.

Leadership – Rise to the Challenge by Setting the Standard

• Drive and deliver on the ASICS Core Values, showing balance in decision-making and setting a strong example through positive, team-focused behaviours.
• Demonstrate calm, purposeful leadership during peak trade, promotions and unexpected challenges, setting the benchmark for operational excellence.
• Consistently deliver a World-Class customer experience without compromise.

Demonstrate strong knowledge and confidence in the store's stock-management processes and procedures, driving the team to uphold World-Class standards.

Leadership – Unlocking Potential Through a People Lens

• Provide clear direction, strong role modelling and hands‑on support to help team members succeed through collaboration and coaching.
• Empower individuals to take ownership, build capability and deliver consistent outcomes while maintaining a clear focus on business objectives.
• Foster open feedback and shared accountability by reinforcing standards and recognising achievements to drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Ensure training is ongoing, relevant and prioritised, building both confidence and competencies within the team.
• Encourage the team to embrace challenges as opportunities to grow, and recognise progress and celebrate wins to build engagement, resilience and a high‑performing team culture.

In return, we offer:

• Opportunity to work as part of a high performing team
• Training from day 1 to set you up for success and help you grow
• Generous team member discounts– up to 25% off wholesale!
• 17.5% Annual leave loading and bonuses
• Career growth opportunities - We are a global business and have a focus on promoting from within

That's enough about us, here's what we'd like to see from you:

Proven experience in retail inventory / stock management, ideally in the sporting or fashion industry.

Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to motivate, develop and manage a team to success.

Strong knowledge of stock-management processes including receiving, dispatch, replenishment, stocktake and stock integrity.

Sound visual merchandising skills and knowledge of fashion/product trends relevant to the brand. Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate confidently across store teams, leadership and Head Office channels.

High level of organisational skills, problem solving and attention to detail.

Ability to work efficiently with minimum supervision to produce desired outcomes.

Support and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety practices in the store.

Ability to learn quickly and acquire technical knowledge across a range of ASICS products.

Ability to identify performance issues and manage and resolve them with a suitable outcome as soon as possible.

Ability to remain calm and lead effectively under pressure during peak trade and promotional periods.

ASICS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, where everyone’s ideas and contributions are respected. We are committed to engaging a diverse workforce, and our hiring decisions are made with the best candidate for the role at the forefront.We encourage people of all ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds to apply to join our team.

ASICS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, where everyones ideas and contributions are respected. We are committed to engaging a diverse workforce, and our hiring decisions are made with the best candidate for the role at the forefront. We encourage people of all ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds to apply to join our team.