Associate Merchandise Planner Opportunities

The Warehouse Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts across our brands

Birthday leave

Charity day off

26 weeks parental leave

Free parking

EV charging at Northshore office

Friday WFH

Job summary

The Warehouse Group is seeking an Associate Merchandise Planner to join our Auckland team. You will work closely with Merchandise Planners, Buyers and cross-functional teams to drive forecasting, stock management and profitability across multiple categories.

You’ll turn data into actionable insights, support category planning, and help optimise stock and promotional decisions in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence working with data and large datasets.
• Excel skills and a willingness to learn planning systems.
• Good commercial judgement and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Curiosity and a desire to understand what drives retail performance.
• The ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support category and seasonal planning processes.
• Using reporting and insights to identify risks, opportunities and actions that improve category performance
• Develop forecasting, stock management, and inventory optimisation.
• Work with Buyers to monitor product performance and trading activity.
• Provide insights to support promotional, ranging, and replenishment decisions.
• Contributing to post-season reviews and planning cycles.
• Helping ensure stock is in the right place, at the right time, to meet customer demand.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data confidence

Excel skills

Commercial judgement

Communication

Curiosity

Multi-tasking

Tools

Excel

Job description

Company Description

Since 1982, The Warehouse has been part of the moments that shape Kiwi lives. From first school uniforms and first flats to first pay packets and family milestones, generations of New Zealanders have grown up with our brand. That connection is at the heart of This Is Warehouse Country, celebrating the place The Warehouse holds in communities across Aotearoa.

We’ve also been a place where retail careers have started (and grew!) and we’re looking for highly curious, commercial and switched-on minds keen to build a career in merchandise planning in retail!

Job Description

The Role

Our Associate Merchandise Planner roles help drive commercial performance across a portfolio of merchandise categories, be it Home, Apparel, Leisure, Grocery and more. Working closely with Merchandise Planners, Buyers, and cross-functional teams, the learning opportunities and insight into the world of retail will be unmatched!

Working under the direction of a Senior Merchandise Planner and working alongside a highly commercial team, you'll be owning the planning activities of your own merchandise planning portfolio and use data and insights to support key planning decisions around sales, inventory, forecasting, and profitability.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys turning data into actionable insights and wants to develop a career within merchandise planning in a fast-paced retail environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting category and seasonal planning processes.
• Using reporting and insights to identify risks, opportunities and actions that improve category performance
• Develop forecasting, stock management, and inventory optimisation.
• Working with Buyers to monitor product performance and trading activity.
• Providing insights to support promotional, ranging, and replenishment decisions.
• Contributing to post-season reviews and planning cycles.
• Helping ensure stock is in the right place, at the right time, to meet customer demand.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring

Retail is dynamic - solving problems, turning insights into action and seeing real business world impacts will be all in a day's work! You're naturally curious, commercially minded, and keen to learn how products move from supplier to shelf while helping create great customer experiences and business outcomes! You may already have experience in merchandise planning, retail analysis, allocation, forecasting, or a related commercial role.

You’ll Bring

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence working with data and large datasets.
• Excel skills and a willingness to learn planning systems.
• Good commercial judgement and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Curiosity and a desire to understand what drives retail performance.
• The ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to end-to-end merchandise planning processes.
• Opportunities to work alongside experienced planners and commercial teams.
• Development and coaching to build your planning capability.
• A clear pathway towards a Merchandise Planning career
• Experience influencing commercial decisions that impact customers and business performance.

Additional Information

Building retail careers since 1982!

These truly are career defining roles to help build the future state of retail at TWG. Not maintain it, not inherit it, but the chance to build it!

Benefits

When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle, and your career, which include:

• Discounts across our brands
• Birthday leave and charity day off
• 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free parking, EV charging at our Northshore support office
• We value collaboration, connection & flexibility – with 1 day (Friday) WFH
• Onsite gym and café at our Northcote support office (great views of the Waitemata and a decent lunch menu!)
• A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities