Senior Planner, Fashion Growth & Merch Strategy

Forever New Head Office; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% staff discount

Coffee and lunch benefit

Birthday leave

Referral incentives

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development

Service awards

Subsidised parking

Richmond head office

Global brand

Job summary

Forever New in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Planner to own the commercial performance of a category from planning through to trade. You’ll partner with Buying, Design, Production and Allocation to shape range and financial plans, ensuring stock is optimised and opportunities are seized.

Lead the Planning and Allocation team, coach colleagues, manage WSSI and open-to-buy, and drive in-season performance to maximise sales and profitability across the brand.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in fashion retail planning.
• Advanced Excel, WSSI and open-to-buy capability.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial performance of your category, identifying opportunities to maximise sales, profit and margin while proactively managing risk.
• Lead seasonal and strategic planning, developing category budgets and commercial range frameworks aligned to key business KPIs.
• Partner closely with Buying and Design to build balanced, customer-focused ranges informed by performance, history and emerging fashion trends.
• Manage WSSI and open-to-buy, continually reviewing sales, stock and forward commitments to drive strong commercial outcomes.
• Drive in-season trade, responding quickly to sales trends and opportunities across stock, markdowns, promotions and product performance.
• Optimise stock flow and store performance, ensuring the right stock reaches the right store at the right time.
• Use insights across size performance, rate of sale, weeks cover, LFL performance and range architecture to inform commercial decisions.
• Lead, coach and develop your Planning and Allocation team, creating clear direction and empowering them to deliver strong results.

Skills

Fashion retail planning

Analytical skills

Leadership

Excel

Tools

WSSI

Open-to-buy

Job description

Forever New in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Planner to own the commercial performance of a category from planning through to trade. You’ll partner with Buying, Design, Production and Allocation to shape range and financial plans, ensuring stock is optimised and opportunities are seized.

Lead the Planning and Allocation team, coach colleagues, manage WSSI and open-to-buy, and drive in-season performance to maximise sales and profitability across the brand.