Head of Merchandise Planning - QLD

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Head of Merchandise Planning to join one of Australia’s fastest-growing active lifestyle brands. This is a high-impact leadership role for a commercially minded planner who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves solving complex product challenges, and is motivated by building high-performing teams. If you’re ready to influence strategy, elevate planning capability, and shape the product future of a brand with global momentum.

Why You’ll Love It

Competitive salary package

Work-from-home flexibility

A brand experiencing significant growth - offering real progression opportunities

A business that genuinely invests in coaching, leadership development, and wellbeing

What the Role Involves In this role, you’ll lead the merchandise planning function across retail, e-commerce, and emerging markets. You’ll build scalable planning frameworks, balance risk and opportunity, and ensure inventory supports commercial objectives while staying true to brand vision. You’ll also play a central role in developing the next generation of planners—building capability, clarity, and career pathways.

You Will:

Manage OTB and full assortment planning to achieve sales, margin, and stock-turn goals

Provide option counts, category budgets, and strategic insights to the Merchandise team

Oversee inventory flow across e-commerce and retail to align with the merchandise and marketing calendars

Lead, coach, and elevate a planning team—building capability and supporting succession

Partner with Finance on merchandise budgets, forecasts, and profitability targets

What You’ll Bring

Proven success in senior or leadership roles within merchandise planning (active, lifestyle, or apparel highly regarded)

Strong analytical capability and strategic thinking

Ability to translate data into simple, actionable insights

Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

Proficiency with retail analytics tools and advanced Excel

A passion for performance-driven retail and community-led brands

seirian@whointhezoo.com.au

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Retail Apparel and Fashion

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