Senior Merchandise Planner | Hybrid, 4pm Fridays, 50% Off

APG & Co Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off all brands

Flexible working options – hybrid WFH/

4pm Friday finishes

Birthday leave + monthly social events

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

APG & Co Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced Planning professional to maximise profits by managing merchandise from concept to sale across store and digital channels. You will forecast KPIs, control open-to-buy, and coordinate inventory flow, deputising for the Planning Manager when required.

You'll lead weekly trading meetings, analyse stock and margins, optimise sell-through, and partner with Design, Retail Ops, Digital/eCommerce and Finance to improve stock performance across

Qualifications

• 5+ years in retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting or inventory management.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and planning/BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Style Arcade).
• Familiarity with AI-assisted planning.
• Strong understanding of open-to-buy, stock turn, sell-through, margin and other core retail KPIs.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven people leadership and coaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish budgets for sales, markdowns, purchases, stock levels, stock turn, margin % and margin dollars against KPI targets.
• Develop seasonal option plans and manage the open-to-buy (OTB) including promotional activity and weekly intake reconciliation.
• Own the weekly WSSI process - review and forecast sales, markdowns, stock, margin and purchases.
• Lead weekly trading meetings with analysis and recommendations to achieve Sales, GP & Stock targets.
• Analyze core lines to identify risks/opportunities and forecast future potential or exit strategies.
• Maintain stock cover and oversee weekly replenishment across channels.
• Coordinate with international managers on stock select and keep relations strong.
• Review aged stock and control seasonal markdowns and clearance levels.
• Improve sell-through through size curve analysis and store profiling.
• Set up divisional grading and store cluster strategies to maximise stock ROI.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Demand forecasting

Inventory management

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Style Arcade

AI-assisted planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Style Arcade

Job description

APG & Co Pty Ltd in Sydney is seeking an experienced Planning professional to maximise profits by managing merchandise from concept to sale across store and digital channels. You will forecast KPIs, control open-to-buy, and coordinate inventory flow, deputising for the Planning Manager when required.

You'll lead weekly trading meetings, analyse stock and margins, optimise sell-through, and partner with Design, Retail Ops, Digital/eCommerce and Finance to improve stock performance across