Mid-sized business continuing to grow their store footprint.
- Homewares business based in South East.
- Design focused business, collaborative working.
**About the role**
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Passionate about Homewares and Merch Planning? My client are a flat structured business with a well-known brand name looking for a new team member to enhance the Furniture & Rugs category across Australia.
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**Duties**
- Huge focus on collaboration with cross-functional teams, including buying, marketing, and supply chain
- Manage the Open-to-Buy process and provide recommendations for markdowns, promotions, and stock re-distribution.
- Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and customer behavior to forecast demand and create accurate sales and inventory plans.
- Develop and execute merchandise planning strategies ensuring optimal inventory levels and assortment mix.
- Monitor product performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and propose actionable strategies to maximize sales and minimize risks.
- Conduct regular analysis and reporting on key merchandising metrics, including sales, margin, inventory turns, and sell-through.
- Stay updated on industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer preferences to identify emerging opportunities and recommend product assortment adjustments.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior merchandise planners and allocators.
**Skills and**
**Benefits**
- Fully excel business, must be advanced level
- Enjoys collaborating with internal teams, used to 'wearing many hats' in the role
- Category experience isn't relevant, however planning for a small or medium sized business is preferred
**About the company**
- Australian owned
- Been around for 100 + years
- In store, online and discounted stores
- 7 Categories covered within Home
**Culture**
- Flat structure, reporting into the GM of Merch Planning
- Very supportive, open door culture
**How to Apply