MERCHANDISE PLANNER – HOMEWARES

$150,000 PACKAGE INCLUSIVE OF SUPER Major Multi-Site Retail Business | 200+ Stores | Melbourne An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Merchandise Planner to join a large and successful Australian retail organisation, taking responsibility for a key homewares / table top merchandise category.

You do not need to come from a homewares background.

We are very open to experienced Merchandise Planners from apparel, accessories, footwear, beauty, general merchandise, childrenswear or other retail categories who would like to make the move into homewares.

What is essential, however, is that you are currently working — or have recently worked — as a Merchandise Planner within a multi-store retail environment.

This is a substantial retail operation with more than 200 stores, so we are looking for someone who understands merchandise planning at scale and can confidently manage sales, stock, margin and inventory across a large store network.

The Role

Working closely with the Buying team, you will take ownership of merchandise planning for your category and use your commercial and analytical expertise to maximise sales, margin and stock productivity.

Your responsibilities will include

- Developing seasonal merchandise plans and budgets
- Forecasting sales, gross profit and inventory requirements
- Managing stock investment and Open-to-Buy
- Reviewing weekly trading performance and responding quickly to trends
- Reforecasting sales and stock requirements
- Analysing sell-through, stock turn, margin and other key retail KPIs
- Identifying risks and opportunities across the store network
- Recommending markdown, promotional and stock management strategies




- Working closely with Buyers to develop commercially successful ranges
- Providing meaningful analysis and recommendations to senior management
- Supporting the broader Planning team as required

What We Are Looking For

Your category background is flexible. Your merchandise planning experience is not. To be considered, you must have demonstrated experience as a Merchandise Planner within a multi-store retail business.

You may currently be planning:

- Apparel
- Accessories
- Footwear
- Beauty
- Childrenswear
- General merchandise
- Homewares
- Gifts or lifestyle products
- Other specialty retail categories

If you have built your planning career in another retail category and have always wanted the prospect to move into homewares, we would particularly like to hear from you.

You will also bring

- Strong commercial and analytical capability
- Excellent forecasting and inventory management skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience with merchandise planning systems
- A sound understanding of retail financial metrics
- The ability to interpret trading results and turn data into commercial action
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- The confidence to work closely with Buying and senior management
- The ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, high-volume retail environment

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an established Merchandise Planner who wants to take responsibility for a significant category within a large-scale Australian retail business. Salary Package: $150,000 inclusive of super

All applications and enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.

For a confidential discussion, please call Ann on [0485 991 664](tel:0485 991 664), or submit your CV by clicking Apply Now.

📌 Merchandise Planner (Melbourne)
🏢 GREYSTONES RECRUITMENT
📍 Melbourne