Merchandise Lead: ANZ Growth & Product Strategy

Accent Group Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% off Accent Group brands includingH

Job summary

Accent Group Limited, home of Lacoste in ANZ, seeks a Merchandise Lead to shape product strategy and drive commercially successful assortments across wholesale, retail, and online channels. You’ll influence range architecture, pricing, and seasonal direction to meet local market needs.

You’ll partner with Global and Regional teams, Sales, Marketing and DTC to translate consumer insights into profitable products, travel as required, and lead cross-functional collaboration for strong commercial

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in merchandising, product or assortment planning within footwear, apparel, or related consumer industry.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Global and Regional brand teams to execute merchandise and brand strategies across the ANZ market.
• Analyse local and global consumer trends, competitor activity and market opportunities to inform product and assortment decisions.
• Develop commercially focused, consumer-led product assortments across wholesale, retail and online channels.
• Drive range architecture, channel segmentation and pricing strategies to maximise brand positioning and profitability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Direct-to-Consumer teams to identify growth opportunities and deliver strong commercial outcomes.
• Partner with key wholesale customers on seasonal product requirements and development opportunities.
• Support GTM planning and execution with alignment across business functions.
• Work with commercial teams to manage assortment planning, market capacity, sales and margin targets.
• Build strong relationships with local and global stakeholders to influence product direction.

Skills

Merchandising

Assortment Planning

Pricing Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Travel Flexibility

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Accent Group Limited, home of Lacoste in ANZ, seeks a Merchandise Lead to shape product strategy and drive commercially successful assortments across wholesale, retail, and online channels. You’ll influence range architecture, pricing, and seasonal direction to meet local market needs.

You’ll partner with Global and Regional teams, Sales, Marketing and DTC to translate consumer insights into profitable products, travel as required, and lead cross-functional collaboration for strong commercial