Remote-Ready Merchandise Planner | Inventory & Range

Workwear Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% brand discounts (Hard Yakka, KingG

Wesfarmers discount for related brands

Job summary

Workwear Group in Melbourne is seeking a skilled Merchandise Planner to drive inventory, assortment and sales performance across our iconic brands. You will partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance to analyze data, forecast, and optimise range productivity, ensuring the right products are available at the right time while maximising profitability.

You'll work with dashboards to monitor trends, stock health and performance, delivering actionable recommendations for continuous

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in merchandise planning, allocation, assortment planning or inventory planning.
• Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and visualisation tools.
• Ability to analyse large data sets and translate findings into commercial recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance teams.
• Experience within apparel, clothing, retail, fashion or product-driven environments highly regarded.
• High attention to detail and a passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain merchandise planning reports, dashboards and KPI tracking across multiple brands.
• Analyse sales trends, category performance, inventory health and range productivity to identify opportunities and risks.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and inventory planning with commercial analysis and data-driven insights.
• Monitor stock levels, stock cover, excess inventory and service performance to improve availability and productivity.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance teams to support planning and business initiatives.
• Analyse Key Volume Lines (KVLs), new product performance and promotional outcomes.
• Support seasonal planning, in-season trading reviews and inventory optimisation activities.
• Prepare reporting packs, performance commentary and recommendations for business reviews.
• Maintain data accuracy across planning systems and identify reporting and process improvement opportunities.
• Provide analytical support for assortment planning, range reviews and strategic product decisions.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Workwear Group in Melbourne is seeking a skilled Merchandise Planner to drive inventory, assortment and sales performance across our iconic brands. You will partner with Product, Sales, Supply Chain and Finance to analyze data, forecast, and optimise range productivity, ensuring the right products are available at the right time while maximising profitability.

You'll work with dashboards to monitor trends, stock health and performance, delivering actionable recommendations for continuous