Planner- Merchandise

**Job no**: 513784
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: VIC - Metro
**Categories**: Merchandise

Reporting to the General Manager of Planning, you’ll partner closely with your Buyer and lead your Allocator to bring your department strategy to life - and to deliver on sales, margin, and profit goals.
- Competitive salary + superannuation + quarterly profit share + generous team discounts
- Clear career progression and personal development opportunities
- Supportive culture that values collaboration, contribution, and strong team spirit
- Centrally located South Melbourne office
- right next to the market
- Employee Assistance Program for 24/7 life, family, health, and financial support
- Employee Referral Program - be rewarded for referring like-minded new people to our team

**Why Harris Scarfe?**

We have been part of Aussie’s lives for over 175 years - and we are just getting started.
At Harris Scarfe, we are more than a household name - a brand with purpose. With 60 stores nationally and a growing online presence, we are known and loved for delivering great value, trusted quality, and friendly service across homewares and apparel.

As part of the Spotlight Retail Group - alongside Spotlight, Anaconda, and Mountain Designs - we are backed by a network of iconic Australian-owned brands with shared values and big ambitions.
When you join Harris Scarfe, you’ll be part of something bigger - a proudly Australian business focused on making a real difference, every day.

**What You Will be Doing**:

- Collaborate with your Buyer to build financial budgets that support overall business targets
- Develop half-yearly post-season and strategic plans, aligning department strategy to company objectives
- Analyse and optimise margin mix via stock turn, GMROI, assortment, markdowns, and marketing support
- Review merchandise and financial performance weekly with your Buyer, and present monthly in-season updates to the senior leadership team
- Negotiate and secure the most cost-effective outcomes for product delivery to maximise business profitability.
- Monitor and uphold allocation principles to effectively manage stock-to-sales ratios, forward weeks cover by store, stock turn. GMROI and return on floor space
- Establish and manage item plans for imports and local lines - optimising inventory flow to DC and stores
- Set replenishment parameters to keep core products in stock without over-investment
- Coach, guide, and develop your Allocator to hit team goals and grow their capability
- 5+ years’ experience in apparel or manchester planning
- Advanced Excel skills; SAP and Micro Strategies experience highly regarded
- Strong analytical mindset, adaptable to change, and data-driven decision making
- Proven stakeholder management - collaborating with buying, operations, and supply chain teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with a proactive and helpful approach
- Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative culture; comfortable both asking for help and supporting other

At Harris Scarfe, we celebrate the strength that comes from difference. We back each other, we pitch in and create space for you to thrive in your role.

**Advertised**: 21 May 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: