Merchandise Planner Opportunities

Since 1982, The Warehouse has been helping Kiwi families through life's big and small moments. As a Merchandise Planner, you'll own the commercial and inventory performance of your categories, partnering closely with Buyers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver strong customer and business outcomes. You'll take category strategy and turn it into detailed forecasts, stock plans and trading actions that maximise sales, margin and availability.

Responsibilities

Deliver category sales, inventory and profitability plans; Build and manage forecasts, stock plans and open-to-buy budgets; Monitor trading performance and respond quickly to opportunities and risks; Optimise inventory across the category lifecycle; Analyse sales, stock and customer data and provide recommendations that improve commercial outcomes; Support ranging, pricing and promotional decisions; Deliver post-season analysis and planning recommendations; Work closely with Buyers to deliver category strategies; Partner with Supply Chain, Allocation and Finance teams to influence planning decisions through data-driven insights

Requirements

2 - 5+ years merchandise planning or related commercial experience; Strong forecasting and inventory planning skills; Advanced Excel and analytical capability; Strong commercial judgement; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; Confidence working in a fast-paced retail environment; Curiosity, resilience and a growth mindset

Benefits

Discounts across our brands; Birthday leave and charity day off; 26 weeks paid parental leave; Free parking, EV charging at our North Shore support office; 1 day (Friday) WFH; Onsite gym and café at our Northcote support office; A range of wellbeing support and development opportunities