Junior Merchandise Planner – Data-Driven Retail Growth

Lovisa; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on Lovisa products

Free gym membership

Paid Birthday Leave

Referral rewards program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Lovisa invites a motivated Junior Planner to join our Melbourne team. You will support sales, stock and margin strategies, driving commercial outcomes through data insights and collaboration with Buying and Merchandise Planning.

You'll analyse performance, forecast demand, optimise stock, and contribute to ranging decisions, reporting and post-season learnings in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Allocations or a similar retail analytics role
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs including sales, margin, stock turn, markdown and OTB
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with excellent attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

Responsibilities

• Assist in building annual and seasonal sales, stock and margin plans
• Analyse performance trends and forecast demand
• Model scenarios and recommend actions to achieve business targets
• Monitor stock levels and key retail metrics including sell-through, stock cover and weeks of supply
• Identify opportunities to optimise availability and reduce excess inventory
• Support stock allocation across stores and channels
• Maintain OTB plans and monitor commitments, receipts and budget performance
• Partner with Buyers to ensure purchasing decisions align with financial targets and inventory strategies
• Collaborate with Buying teams to optimise product assortments, pricing architecture and category performance
• Use data and customer insights to influence future ranging decisions
• Review weekly and monthly trading performance against plan
• Identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions across replenishment, allocation, pricing, promotions and markdowns
• Support in-season decision making to deliver sales and margin outcomes
• Produce accurate and timely reports that support commercial decision making
• Conduct post-season reviews and identify key learnings for future planning cycles

Skills

Merchandise planning

Demand planning

Inventory planning

Allocations

Retail analytics

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Job description

Lovisa invites a motivated Junior Planner to join our Melbourne team. You will support sales, stock and margin strategies, driving commercial outcomes through data insights and collaboration with Buying and Merchandise Planning.

You'll analyse performance, forecast demand, optimise stock, and contribute to ranging decisions, reporting and post-season learnings in a fast-paced retail environment.