Senior Merchandise Planner

About the role

An established, founder-led Australian women's fashion ecommerce brand is looking for a Senior Merchandise Planner to own its planning function. The brand is back in growth mode, with Buying and Marketing already transformed, and now needs the structure, insight and commercial discipline behind planning. The role sits on the leadership team, has direct access to senior decision-makers and includes an existing Planner to lead and develop.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and manage sales, margin and inventory plans, with responsibility for OTB and WSSI.
• Shape the range with Buying, using product performance and customer insights to guide where and how much to invest.
• Drive weekly trade by understanding what sells, spotting demand changes and acting on them across buying, replenishment, promotions and markdowns.
• Manage forecasting and inventory flow across more than 3,000 SKUs to keep availability strong while controlling excess stock.
• Protect profitability through promotional and markdown strategies that balance revenue, margin and stock clearance.
• Partner with the CFO and leadership team to align trading and buying decisions with financial goals.
• Coach and develop the existing Planner through direction, coaching and feedback.
• Improve planning reporting, processes and systems, exploring where automation and AI can improve accuracy and efficiency.

Required profile

• Five or more years' experience at Planner level or above, with strong experience in women's fashion and ecommerce.
• Solid technical grounding in merchandise planning, forecasting, OTB, WSSI and stock management.
• Experience managing high SKU volumes and complex datasets, ideally across more than 3,000 SKUs.
• Strong commercial judgement across sales, margin, stock investment and customer buying behaviour.
• Clear communication and the confidence to influence colleagues across different functions.
• Able to coach and develop an existing Planner while staying hands-on.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using planning systems.
• Forecasting, OTB and WSSI.

The role is based on-site in Central Sydney and is available full-time; four days per week is also considered.