Merchandise Allocator | rebel

Rebel Sport Limited; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Team discounts across iconic brands

Job summary

Rebel Sport Limited is seeking a Merchandise Allocator to optimise stock flow across categories using data and collaboration.

You’ll own replenishment, partner with planners, monitor performance, and keep master data accurate, while communicating insights to drive smarter decisions. This hybrid role offers exposure to iconic brands and opportunities for growth within retail merchandising.

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory forecasting and replenishment planning for multiple categories.
• Ability to analyse sales data, demand patterns and inventory performance.
• Understanding of stock turn, sell-through and weeks of cover.
• Strong multitasking across priorities.
• Experience with planning systems including Netstock and Blue Yonder (JDA) is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory allocation — own replenishment stock and core lines across stores and distribution centres, ensuring products are in the right location to meet customer demand.
• Drive commercial performance — support your category to achieve key financial targets including sales, gross profit, and inventory goals by managing stock flow and monitoring product performance.
• Partner with Planning teams — work closely with Merchandise Planners and Business Managers to execute inventory strategies and support forecasting decisions across seasonal and core product ranges.
• Optimise aged and seasonal inventory — track sell-through and product lifecycles, providing recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce overstock or markdown risk.
• Maintain master data accuracy — ensure all inventory and product information, including season codes and refill metrics is correct and up to date.
• Share insights and updates — communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, contributing key learnings and recommendations to drive smarter decisions and better outcomes.

Skills

Demand & Replenishment Planning

Forecasting & Analytical Capability

Inventory Management Knowledge

Multi-Tasking Pro

Netstock & Blue Yonder (JDA)

Tools

Netstock

Blue Yonder (JDA)

Job description

As a Merchandise Allocator, you’ll work at the heart of our merchandise team, using data, insights and collaboration to optimise stock flow and maximise sales across your category of products. Your attention to detail and knack for spotting trends will help ensure our products are always where customers need them, while keeping our inventory lean and efficient.

What you’ll be doing

• Own inventory allocation — own replenishment stock and core lines across stores and distribution centres, ensuring products are in the right location to meet customer demand.
• Drive commercial performance — Support your category to achieve key financial targets including sales, gross profit, and inventory goals by managing stock flow and monitoring product performance.
• Partner with Planning teams – Work closely with Merchandise Planners and Business Managers to execute inventory strategies and support forecasting decisions across seasonal and core product ranges.
• Optimise aged and seasonal inventory — Track sell-through and product lifecycles, providing recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce overstock or markdown risk.
• Maintain master data accuracy — Ensure all inventory and product information, including season codes and refill metrics is correct and up to date.
• Share insights and updates — Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, contributing key learnings and recommendations to drive smarter decisions and better outcomes.

What You’ll Bring…

• Demand & Replenishment Planning Experience – Experience working within inventory forecasting, replenishment planning, allocation or merchandise planning functions
• Forecasting & Analytical Capability – Demonstrated ability to analyse sales data, demand patterns and inventory performance to support replenishment and stock optimisation decisions.
• Inventory Management Knowledge – Understanding of key retail inventory concepts including stock turn, sell-through, weeks of cover, availability and replenishment planning.
• Multi-Tasking Pro – Comfortable juggling priorities while working across several categories.
• Experience working with planning systems including Netstock and Blue Yonder (JDA) is highly regarded for this position.

Why you’ll love this opportunity

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements – spend 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• Learning and development opportunities across a diverse category to support your professional growth within retail merchandising
• Generous team discounts across all our iconic brands — rebel, Supercheap Auto, BCF, and Macpac.

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