Senior Planner: Lead Fashion Category & Trade Growth

Forever New; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount 40%

Coffee and lunch allowance

Loyalty and birthday leave

Referral incentives

Wellbeing programs

Learning & development opportunities

Service awards

Car parking subsidy

Head office in Richmond

Global brand across 5 continents

Job summary

Forever New is seeking a Senior Planner to lead the commercial planning and trading for a key category within our Melbourne head office. The role sits in the Planning team and requires a strong commercial sense, analytical ability and leadership to drive performance from planning through to trade.

You will partner with Buying, Design and Allocation to shape ranges, manage stock and optimise financial outcomes, while coaching the Planning team and influencing cross-functional decisions across the

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in fashion retail planning.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Advanced Excel, WSSI and open-to-buy capability.
• Proven stock management and trading experience.
• Strong analytical and commercial decision-making skills.
• Confident leadership, coaching and team development skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Highly organised, proactive and comfortable working at pace.
• A genuine passion for fashion, product and the customer.

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

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisation

Customer focus

Tools

Excel

WSSI

Open-to-buy

Job description

Forever New is seeking a Senior Planner to lead the commercial planning and trading for a key category within our Melbourne head office. The role sits in the Planning team and requires a strong commercial sense, analytical ability and leadership to drive performance from planning through to trade.

You will partner with Buying, Design and Allocation to shape ranges, manage stock and optimise financial outcomes, while coaching the Planning team and influencing cross-functional decisions across the