Head of Brand Merchandise

Be a key contributor of the critical thinking and decision making of the retail brand leadership team for Dan Murphy's.

This is a senior opportunity with accountability for supporting the strategic direction of the business.

**What you’ll do**
The role involves two key components:

- ** Brand Leadership Contribution** - This role is primarily accountable for being a dedicated, strategic and trusted voice for the retail brands, bringing a buying and Merchandise perspective to all strategic aspects of the retail brand. The purpose of this is to ensure Merchandise contributes to key strategic initiatives in the retail brands, in conjunction with championing the merchandise strategy. It is about being embedded in the executive decision making processes of all elements of the retail brand (Marketing, Operations, Trade Planning, eCommerce, Strategy, Transformation, renewals and new stores etc.) and bringing a Merchandise thought leadership perspective to those conversations.
- ** Brand Merchandise Lead** - The second is to be a single, decision making representative for the rest of the MM trading group in key forums where outcomes will have a direct, tangible impact on the various category strategies. This will involve working closely with the MM community to understand those category strategies, workshop impacts on those strategies from brand led initiatives or projects and take a position on behalf of the categories at an executive level.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Retail brand leader supporting the strategic direction of the brand with a Merchandise Lens, sitting on the leadership teams of Dan Murphy’s and Merchandise
- Embedding the merchandise strategy across the retail brand
- Merchandise lead supporting the strategic direction and initiatives of the category trading MM’s and the Merch Leadership team
- Ensure alignment of category strategies to customer shopping missions, local needs and overall commercial priorities
- End to End strategic accountability of the banner trade Plan - implementation & execution leading to key responsibility for the Banner P&L for Sales and Profit.
- eCommerce P&L through the trade plan and category strategic initiatives
- Ensuring our customer value proposition drives loyalty and positive customer outcomes delivered via an insight driven trade plan

Your background:
Dan Murphy’s people are great people. Whether we’re learning new things, seizing the initiative, or winning together our customers are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re the sort of individual who takes accountability and strives to always do the right thing for our customers, our team, our communities and our business then we should connect.
- Extensive experience (10 years) partnering with senior stakeholders to develop and deliver end to end change management activities, including strategy, planning, and implementation.
- Proven experience (7 years) coaching leaders and managers in change management principles, methodologies and tools.
- Tertiary qualifications, preferably in business management.
- Strong influencing, stakeholder relationship and communication skills.
- Acute business acumen and understanding of commercial fundamentals - particularly across business units and functions.
- You'll have an in depth understanding of retail, with buying and/or operational experience, including previous experience managing sales and GP outcomes.
- You have experience in sitting on a leadership team, representing the role of your function and that of the retail brand.
- Considerable experience in growing digital and ecommerce channels, with a detailed understanding of different levers of growth.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team and management.
- A well developed understanding of leveraging customer insights to derive a plan.
- Experience in Agile working desirable.

**About Us**
When Dan Murphy opened his first liquor store in 1952, he believed in offering the biggest range, the lowest prices and unbeatable customer service. A promise we still pride ourselves on keeping today.

We’re looking for talented, passionate people to help continue his legacy.
If you’re successful, you’ll join our vibrant team in making Dan Murphy’s a world leader in customer service. You’ll enjoy a great company culture, plus access to great employee benefits and training programs.
- **Form part of the senior leadership team.**:

- **Excellent remuneration package and flexible working in every sense. We value our people**:

- **Everyday Rewards plus card - access exclusive employee discounts across Woolworths, BigW and Endeavour Group brands (BWS, Dan Murphy’s etc) and at ALH venues.**:

- **Our innovative ways of working include headspace mornings (no meetings company-wide), opportunity to partner alongside bright minds and genuine investment in leading technologies.**:

- **Access to our Endeavour Group Employee Share Scheme**:

- **Work with an industry-leadi