- Salary: $120,000 + super + bonus + benefits
- Strong culture, based in Waterloo

Not every Merchandise Planner role gives you a seat at the table.

This one does.

We're partnering with one of Australia's fastest-growing premium furniture and homewares brands to find a commercially minded Merchandise Planner who wants more than simply maintaining reports and managing stock.

Reporting directly to the Merchandise Director, you'll play a key role in shaping inventory strategy, forecasting business performance and influencing commercial decisions across the organisation.

As the business continues its impressive growth both locally and internationally, this is an opportunity to join at an exciting stage of the journey.

Why you'll love this role?

- Premium furniture & homewares brand
- High-growth Australian success story
- Partner directly with senior leadership
- Strategic planning with genuine ownership
- Product allowance & great team culture

The opportunity

This is a broad, commercially focused planning role where you'll partner closely with Product, Finance, Sales, Operations and Marketing to ensure the right product is available, at the right time, in the right quantity.

You'll own the planning process across forecasting, inventory, OTB and assortment planning while delivering meaningful commercial insights that drive business performance.





If you enjoy influencing decisions rather than simply reporting on them, you'll thrive in this environment.

What you'll be doing:

- Build rolling sales and inventory forecasts
- Manage Open-to-Buy and stock investment
- Analyse sales, margin and trading performance
- Optimise inventory across retail and wholesale
- Drive assortment and range planning decisions
- Support pricing and promotional strategies
- Partner with suppliers on purchasing and logistics
- Collaborate across Product, Finance and Operations
- Mentor and support the Merchandise Assistant

About you:

You will have experience within Merchandise Planning and enjoy balancing commercial strategy with analytical thinking.

- Merchandise Planning experience
- Forecasting and inventory management expertise
- Strong Open-to-Buy experience
- Advanced Excel capability
- Experience using ERP systems (NetSuite advantageous)
- Robust commercial and stakeholder management skills

Most importantly, you're curious, commercially minded and enjoy using data to influence business outcomes.

Why planners are excited about this opportunity:

- Direct access to decision makers
- High level of autonomy
- Broad commercial exposure
- Growing international business
- Cooperative leadership team
- Genuine long-term career progression

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📌 Merchandise Planner (City of Sydney)
🏢 Jivaro Recruitment Agency
📍 City of Sydney