Job Description

At Courtside, we're not just a retail store — we're the Disneyland for basketballers!

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Courtside is where basketball culture comes alive. We exist for hoopers, sneakerheads and fans who live and breathe the game.

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The Role

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The Planner at Courtside runs the Open-to-Buy (OTB), assortment planning, and omni-channel stock allocation. Operating with autonomy, this role translates fast-moving trade trends and shifting Footwear receipts into profitable inventory actions. Sitting at the intersection of buying and operations, you will navigate an ambiguous, high-growth environment to maximise sell-through, protect margin, and optimise stock health.

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Reporting to the Head of Merchandise/Commercial, you will be a key driver of inventory performance across retail and eCommerce channels.

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What You'll Do

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Monitor and update financial budgets, inventory levels, and product receipts on a weekly and monthly basis

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Reconcile the OTB by category and brand, proactively managing risk and opportunity

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Pivot seasonal category and brand financial structures dynamically as product availability and unit numbers shift

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Partner with the Head of Merchandising & Commercial on seasonal financial planning, re-forecasting and risk/opportunity reporting

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Assortment Planning

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Build style, colour and size-curve level assortment plans in partnership with the Buying team

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Own and evolve assortment tracking tools, ensuring accuracy of cost/retail pricing and delivery phasing

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Conduct size-gap and size-curve analysis to inform future buys and in-season top-ups

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Manage allocation of new deliveries and replenishment in line with sales trend, stock health and available space

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Set and adjust replenishment parameters (min/max, pack sizes) to maintain optimal availability

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Trade & Sell-Through Analysis

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Contribute to weekly trade reporting across Footwear, Apparel and Accessories

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Analyse sell-through by style, brand and category, translating findings into transparent, actionable recommendations

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Monitor aged or at-risk inventory and propose markdown, transfer or clearance actions

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Key Relationships

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Merchandising & Buying team

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Retail & Ecommerce

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DC/Operations

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Brand partner Planning/Account contacts

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What we're looking for:

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2–5 years' experience in a Planning, Allocation, Buying or OTB-focused role, ideally in footwear retail

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Demonstrated experience building and managing an OTB

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Advanced Excel skills — pivot tables, lookups, style-level rollups and data modelling essential

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Agile problem solver who thrives in a fluid environment where allocations change frequently, and is comfortable building paths forward when clean data or structured processes are absent

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Autonomous operator — self-directed and confident making high-stakes inventory decisions without requiring layer-by-layer approval

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Footwear/streetwear savvy, with an understanding of footwear complexities such as fractional sizing, strict drop dates, launch-product management, and size-curve optimisation

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Tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Retail Management or related field preferred but not essential

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Why Courtside?

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Be part of a fast-growing, culture-first brand at the centre of basketball and sneaker culture in Melbourne

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Real autonomy and ownership over a critical commercial function

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Work alongside a team that lives and breathes the game

📌 Planner (Victoria)
🏢 Courtside Melbourne
📍 Victoria