Inventory & Merchandising Lead — Stock & Visuals

ASICS; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Training from day 1

Career growth opportunities

Annual leave loading

Job summary

ASICS Essendon is seeking an analytical Inventory & Merchandising Manager to lead stock integrity and merchandising standards. This hands-on role partners with store leadership to deliver a World-Class Customer Experience and robust inventory control.

You'll drive stocktakes, optimize product availability, coach a high-performing team, and ensure safety and compliance while maintaining a high-energy retail environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in retail inventory/stock management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• 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 and collaboration skills.
• High level of organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Collaborate and communicate across channels to proactively address the store's stock needs, execute sales and control store performance.
• Support store presentation and ensure Visual Merchandising standards are consistently met to World-Class Retail Standards.
• Provide hands-on leadership and coaching to help team members succeed and deliver outcomes.
• Uphold safety practices and promote a safe, compliant workplace.

Skills

Retail inventory management

Stock control

Leadership

Visual merchandising

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Job description

Inventory Merchandise Manager - Essendon

• 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 Essendon 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.

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