Job Description
Why You'll Be Excited About This Role
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We're looking for two experienced Merchandise Planners to join Freedom on 6-month fixed-term contracts:
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These are high-impact opportunities where your analytical and commercial insights will directly influence the performance of your respective category.
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As a Merchandise Planner, you'll work at the heart of strategic decision-making, partnering closely with our Buying and Merchandise teams to maximise profitability, optimise inventory and ensure our customers can find the products they love.
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You'll take ownership of planning within either our Furniture or Homewares category, using sales performance, customer demand and inventory data to guide decisions around forecasting, stock investment and product performance.
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How This Will Transform Your Career
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These 6-month contracts provide an opportunity to make an immediate impact within one of Australia's leading furniture and homewares retailers.
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Whether your expertise sits within Furniture or Homewares, you'll have ownership of a significant product category and work closely with key stakeholders to influence commercial outcomes.
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You'll apply your forecasting and analytical capability across complex datasets, strengthen your exposure to large-scale retail planning and contribute to decisions that directly impact sales, margin and inventory performance.
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Why You'll Like Working Here
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At Freedom, we've earned our certification as a Great Place to Work by putting our people first. We've created an environment where innovation thrives and every team member has the opportunity to make their mark.
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Hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance
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A market-competitive salary package with superannuation
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Generous 25% staff discount on all Freedom products, including sale items
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True flexibility through our 'Freedom to Flex' program – work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks annually
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Monthly themed pop-up Town Halls to connect with our wider Support Centre teams
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What You'll Be Working On
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You'll take ownership of merchandise planning across either Furniture or Homewares, using data and commercial insight to drive profitability, inventory efficiency and category performance.
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Key responsibilities include:
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Managing stock allocation and replenishment planning
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Analysing sales trends, market conditions and historical data to forecast future demand
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Managing Open-to-Buy processes to maintain balanced and profitable inventory
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Partnering with Buying to optimise category and assortment performance
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Monitoring sales, margin, sell-through, stock turn and markdown performance
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Creating comprehensive reports and dashboards using advanced Excel skills
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Translating complex data into clear and actionable commercial insights
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Identifying risks and opportunities within your category and recommending appropriate actions
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Supporting decisions around product mix, seasonal planning and inventory investment
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What Type of Person Will Succeed
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We're looking for two commercially minded planners who can quickly understand their category, confidently challenge the numbers and turn insights into action.
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You'll bring:
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Merchandise Planning Experience: Around 5 years' experience in merchandise planning within a retail environment
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Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of sales, margin, stock turn, sell-through, markdowns and Open-to-Buy
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Forecasting Capability: Confidence forecasting demand and identifying emerging risks and opportunities
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Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills, with experience using BI and planning tools such as Power BI and TM1 highly regarded
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Data Management: Confidence working with large datasets and translating complex information into meaningful business insights
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Stakeholder Management: Ability to partner effectively with Buyers and broader commercial teams
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Category Experience: Previous experience within furniture, homewares or adjacent retail categories will be highly regarded
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📌 Merchandise Planner - North Ryde (Sydney)
🏢 Freedom Furniture Australia Pty
📍 Sydney