Planner- Apparel Merchandise

**Brighter Futures Start Here**

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you’ll feel the impact of the work you’ll do every day. As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

We’re excited to share that our team will be moving to our **new Chadstone office** in early 2026
This will be a space that brings us together — **inspiring creativity, collaboration, and connection** as we embark on this exciting new chapter.

**Join the team**

A great opportunity has become available for an experienced Merchandise Planner-Apparel to be part of an amazing merchandise planning team. This is your chance to make your mark and help us shape this exciting category
Our teams are doing great things & taking our Apparel Merchandise division to a whole new level This is a high calibre/high strategic growth area and we need an incredible Planner to support us on this journey.

**What you’ll be doing**

As a Planner in Apparel working for Kmart, your role is vital to ensure we have the right stock in the right place at the right time whilst understanding the Kmart customer, improving inventory efficiencies, and delivering overall commercial outcomes towards the Kmart strategy.

We’re looking for a strategic and analytical **Merchandise Planner** to join our team and play a key role in shaping our product offering, managing private label development, and optimizing pricing strategies.

Some of the key responsibilities are (but not limited to):

- Managing the merchandise financial plan to achieve sales, profit, stockturn and ROI budgets
- Delivering key profit objectives through innovation, customer orientation, inventory management and analysis
- Establish strategies to satisfy the target customer in line with merchandise strategy
- Develop product assortments that align with customer needs and business objectives.
- Trading your business to maximise every opportunity and minimise risks
- Monitor market pricing and adjust strategies to maintain competitiveness
- Control a significant Open to Buy and position private label products to stand out in a competitive market through unique value propositions.
- Forecasting stock requirements to maximise revenue, margin and stock turn performance and balance pricing with margin goals to support sustainable growth.
- Working collaboratively with your buyer and the broader team
- Range Planning: Building a product range that meets both customer needs and business goals
- Private Label Strategy: Develop strategies to manage private label products

**To be successful in this role you’ll have**:
We are looking for an individual with vast experience in managing multi-million-dollar portfolios with the ability to adapt and pivot in a fast-paced environment. You love focusing on product, customers are always front of mind and building and managing relationships with a variety of key stakeholders is one of your strengths. We'd also love you to have:

- Strong commercial acumen and numerical skills, high levels of attention to detail,analytical skills with a commercial mindset.
- Experince working in a large scale, fast paced retailer.
- Ability to observe, interpret and act upon trends in customer behaviour.
- Highly inquisitive, self-driven with strong organisation skills.
- Ability to develop accurate financial plans, assortment plans that are relevant to the customer and deliver financial outcomes.
- Quantification of individual products over time.
- Proficient with business intelligence tools, Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Planning experience within apparel/softgoods and planning experience across a variety of categories is advantageous
- Proven experience in merchandise planning, buying, or category management.
- Ability to develop accurate financial plans, assortment plans that are relevant to the customer and deliver financial outcomes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

**Benefits we’ll offer you**:

- Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
- A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
- Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health - with over 60 suppliers
- We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program
- We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
- A dynamic lea