Planning Manager
- Lead the delivery of merchandise financial plans across budget and in-season trade.
- Oversee execution of stock and inventory levers including allocations and markdown planning.
- Drive strong cross-functional relationships and foster a high-performance team culture.
Planning Manager
Talent Matters
- Highly successful apparel brand
- Salary circa $160-170K Super Bonus
- WFH 1 day a week
- Modern offices in Rosebery
The Company:
Our client is a leading apparel retailer with both brick and mortar and a strong Ecommerce presence, that is passionate about bringing on-trend product ranges to their customer.
The Planning Manager will work closely with the Head of Merchandise Planning, leading a team of 2 and managing their own categories, to elevate their planning processes and drive them to the next level.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead the delivery of merchandise financial plans across budget, reforecast and in-season trade, ensuring accuracy, feasibility and cross-functional alignment
- Translate strategic direction into clear operational targets for planners across sales, margin, stock and weeks cover
- Own and embed planning disciplines including forecasting, OTB governance, reporting, assumptions and file control
- Lead the weekly and monthly trading cadence, validating numbers, interpreting performance and driving clear actions
- Oversee execution of stock and inventory levers including allocations, PO management, markdown planning and core line lifecycle management
- Partner with Buying and Product on option planning, post-season reviews and forward-looking insights
- Drive strong cross-functional relationships, ensuring early escalation of risks and effective execution of trade actions
- Lead, coach and develop Planners and Allocators through clear expectations, regular 1:1s and constructive feedback
- Foster a high-performance, accountable and collaborative team culture
To be successful in this role, you will have:
• 5–8 years’ experience in Merchandise Planning, leading teams within the apparel sector
• Strong capability across budgeting, forecasting, replanning and OTB management
• Deep understanding of the relationship between sales, margin, stock and trade levers
• Advanced Excel skills and strong systems capability; planning or WSSI tools highly regarded
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to make timely, data-informed decisions
• Proven people leadership experience with a coaching mindset
Why this role?
This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal planning leadership role where you can shape how planning is done, influence senior decision-making and build a capable, confident team.
You will work within a collaborative team environment and a competitive salary package. They have 1 day work from home, along with discounts across their brands and career progression opportunities.
If this is of interest, apply now or call Annette for a confidential chat on ************ and quote ‘Planning Manager’.
Must have permanent and unrestricted working rights in Australia to be considered.
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