Buying/Merchandise Assistant - Ready To Wear
Sydney | Full-Time
We've partnered with a growing Australian Ready To Wear business to recruit a Merchandise Assistant for an initial 8-month contract.
This is a unique opportunity for someone who sits between merchandising, planning and product.
This role will be great if you're someone who is highly organised, confident with Excel and genuinely hungry to learn and develop.
You'll work directly with the Head of Merchandising in a lean team, giving you broad exposure across product, reporting, planning and the wider business.
Why You'll Love It
8-month contract with potential to extend or move into a permanent opportunity
Competitive salary with 1 day WFH
Work with a lean team and gain broad exposure across the business
Work across both wholesale and online channels
The Role
As Merchandise Assistant, you'll support the day-to-day merchandising function, with a strong focus on product administration, reporting and planning support.
You'll be responsible for running key reports, maintaining product information and supporting the wider product lifecycle, while gradually developing your planning capability.
This is a excellent role for someone coming from a Planning Assistant, Allocator, Buyer's Admin, Merchandise Admin or similar apparel background who wants to broaden their skill set and take the next step.
Key Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day product administration across the merchandise function
Run sales, stock and performance reports typically managed by a Planner
Support the Head of Merchandising with planning and reporting activities
Maintain accurate product data, reporting and documentation




Use Excel to analyse data and prepare commercial reports
Support the product lifecycle and assist with product-related administration
Potentially assist with fit sessions and garment measurements
Work collaboratively with Sales, Operations, eCommerce, Marketing, Production and Design teams
Assist with the organisation of the annual warehouse sale
Identify opportunities to improve processes and support the wider merchandising function
What We're Looking For
Apparel or fashion industry experience essential
Experience in a Planning Assistant, Allocator, Buyer's Admin, Merchandise Admin or similar role
Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables is essential
Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
Comfortable working with numbers, reports and data
Proactive, adaptable and genuinely hungry to learn
Happy to get involved in administration and day-to-day product tasks
Strong communication skills and confidence working across different teams
Planning experience is advantageous but not essential
Indigo 8 experience is a bonus
Canva and PowerPoint experience is advantageous
Mandarin is a bonus but not essential
The Opportunity
This role has been created within a growing business and offers much more than a traditional 8-month contract.
You'll gain exposure across merchandising, planning, product and commercial operations, with the potential for the role to extend or develop into a longer-term opportunity for the right person.
If you're an apparel professional with strong Excel skills who wants to learn, grow and get exposure to the full merchandising function, we'd love to hear from you.
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