ANZ Buyer – Seasonal Buying Planner

About the role

The ANZ Buyer will develop and execute seasonal buying plans for the Direct‑to‑Consumer (DTC) channel across Australia and New Zealand, supporting financial targets and aligning with merchandising strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Execute demand forecasts by style and colour across GTM milestones, improving accuracy through end‑to‑end forecast management.
• Align Open‑to‑Buy (OTB) plans with the TA Planning team, incorporating sales projections and inventory assumptions.
• Partner with Merchandising to ensure the buy reflects the assortment strategy and growth goals.
• Own DTC buy planning for 800–1000 SKUs per season, generating quantities that meet OTB budgets, sales targets and sell‑through objectives.
• Manage early and main buys, participate in consensus meetings for top‑up and drop decisions, and optimise channel size curves.
• Coordinate launch plans with Merchandising, overseeing product delivery phasing to match demand and seasonality.
• Support in‑season sell‑through management, providing insights to optimise sales and mitigate risks.
• Maintain Tableau daily sales tracking, handle target uploads, and collaborate on markdown, promotion and exit decisions.
• Work with inventory management teams to track free‑to‑sell inventory, conduct rolling reviews and achieve year‑end inventory targets.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of outdoor and The North Face brand, with retail and product expertise in the ANZ market.
• Working understanding of P&L, consumer needs and apparel trends.
• Excellent organisational, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Effective presentation, communication and influencing skills.
• Proven teamwork and collaboration across cross‑functional groups.
• Ability to interact with all employee levels and adapt to changing business trends.

Required skills

• Tableau