Retail Buyer & Merchandiser — ANZ Attractions

Merlin Entertainments; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Merlin attractions

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Leave benefits including birthday and/

Global opportunities to develop skills

Job summary

Merlin Entertainments is seeking a commercially minded Retail Buyer & Merchandiser to join our ANZ Retail Hub in Sydney. You will shape and manage retail product ranges across Australian and New Zealand attractions, combining guest insight, sales analysis and supplier partnerships to deliver sustainable commercial results.

Reporting to the Retail Hub Manager, ANZ, you will work across multi-site attractions, drive assortments, and support inventory availability while ensuring consistent

Qualifications

• Experience in retail buying, merchandising or category management.
• Experience managing suppliers and diverse product portfolios.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of retail and consumer trends.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong negotiation, planning and organisational capability.
• Analytical and detail-focused approach to decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship-management skills.
• Creativity, customer focus and an instinct for effective product presentation.

Responsibilities

• Source and develop product ranges aligned with attraction brands and guest demographics.
• Manage supplier relationships, including pricing, negotiations, lead times and performance.
• Develop seasonal ranges and coordinate new product launches.
• Manage replenishment planning and support strong inventory availability.
• Analyse sales, margin and product performance to optimise the product mix.
• Apply category management principles to improve commercial performance.
• Monitor product lifecycles and recommend introductions, development or exits.
• Establish clear and engaging visual merchandising standards across attractions.
• Support promotional campaigns and broader regional retail initiatives.
• Partner with attraction teams to ensure ranges and merchandising standards are executed consistently.

Skills

Retail buying

Merchandising

Category management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Planning

Stakeholder management

Product presentation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Merlin Entertainments is seeking a commercially minded Retail Buyer & Merchandiser to join our ANZ Retail Hub in Sydney. You will shape and manage retail product ranges across Australian and New Zealand attractions, combining guest insight, sales analysis and supplier partnerships to deliver sustainable commercial results.

Reporting to the Retail Hub Manager, ANZ, you will work across multi-site attractions, drive assortments, and support inventory availability while ensuring consistent