About the job | Merchandise Planner - Women’s Fashion

Join a fast-growing Australian fashion business where your insights will directly influence product performance, inventory decisions and commercial growth.

An exciting opportunity has become available for an analytical and commercially minded Merchandise Planner to join a thriving women’s fashion retailer based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Operating across both eCommerce and retail, this customer-led business has built a highly engaged following through its accessible, effortless approach to women’s fashion.

As the brand continues to grow, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the right stock is available at the right time maximising sales, protecting margin and supporting smarter inventory decisions.

Working closely with the Buying and Merchandise teams, you’ll gain exposure across forecasting, Open-to-Buy management, stock optimisation, reporting and in-season trading.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Allocator, Assistant Planner or developing Merchandise Planner ready to take greater ownership of a category.

Key responsibilities

- Analyse weekly sales, stock and margin performance to identify emerging trends, risks and commercial opportunities
- Forecast demand for core, repeat and seasonal styles in line with Open-to-Buy budgets and inventory targets
- Manage stock levels and intake to maximise availability while minimising excess inventory and markdown exposure
- Monitor product performance and recommend actions across replenishment, allocation, promotions and markdowns
- Prepare weekly and monthly trade reports, translating data into clear and actionable recommendations
- Track key performance indicators, including sales, sell-through, stock turn, gross margin and inventory productivity
- Partner closely with the Buying team to build balanced assortments and optimise the product mix across categories
- Support the planning and execution of promotional, markdown and clearance strategies




- Maintain accurate planning data across systems, reports and inventory management tools
- Complete ad hoc analysis to support trading decisions and broader business initiatives

About you

You’re highly analytical, naturally curious and confident turning numbers into meaningful commercial decisions. You enjoy working at pace, taking ownership and collaborating with others to achieve strong results.

You will ideally bring:

- One to three years’ experience in merchandise planning, allocation, inventory management or a similar analytical retail role
- Solid numerical, analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas and large-data analysis
- An understanding of retail performance metrics, including sales, margin, sell-through and stock turn
- Exceptional attention to detail and confidence working with complex data
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Clear communication skills and the ability to translate analysis into practical recommendations
- A proactive, collaborative approach and genuine interest in women’s fashion
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Retail Management or a related discipline will be highly regarded

Why join?

- Join a growing Australian women’s fashion business with an established and loyal customer base
- Gain broad exposure across planning, buying and in-season trading
- Make a visible impact on inventory performance and commercial results
- Work closely with an experienced, collaborative and passionate team
- Build your career within a dynamic, fast-moving retail environment
- Enjoy a Northern Beaches Head Office location

If you’re ready to take the next step in your merchandise planning career and want to make a genuine commercial impact within a growing fashion business, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion.
Reach out via: ***********@Jivaro.com.au
Additional information

- Incredible family like culture
- Exposure to high level planning responsibilities
- Office based in the Northern Beaches

📌 Merchandise Planner (Sydney)
🏢 Jivaro
📍 Sydney