Merchandise Planner: Data-Driven Inventory & Range Strategy

Wesfarmers; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote days

Brand discounts 50%

Wesfarmers discounts 5%

Wellbeing program Thrive

Learning & development hub

Career development plan

Job summary

Workwear Group is seeking a data-driven Merchandise Planner to optimise inventory, assortment and sales performance across our brands KingGee, Hard Yakka and NNT. You will partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance to implement insights that drive profitable growth.

Using analytics and commercial acumen, you’ll identify opportunities, evaluate performance trends and support range planning, new product launches and strategic initiatives to ensure the right products are available at the

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in merchandise planning, allocation, assortment planning or inventory planning.
• Advanced Excel skills are required.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management across Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance teams.
• Experience in apparel/retail environments is preferred.
• High attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain merchandise planning reports, dashboards and KPI tracking across multiple brands.
• Analyse sales trends, category performance, inventory health and range productivity.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and inventory planning with data-driven insights.
• Monitor stock levels, stock cover, excess inventory and service performance.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance teams on planning.
• Analyse KVLs, new product performance and promotional outcomes.
• Support seasonal planning and inventory optimisation activities.
• Prepare reporting packs and recommendations for business reviews.
• Maintain data accuracy across planning systems and identify improvements.
• Provide analytical support for assortment planning and strategic product decisions.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Workwear Group is seeking a data-driven Merchandise Planner to optimise inventory, assortment and sales performance across our brands KingGee, Hard Yakka and NNT. You will partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance to implement insights that drive profitable growth.

Using analytics and commercial acumen, you’ll identify opportunities, evaluate performance trends and support range planning, new product launches and strategic initiatives to ensure the right products are available at the