Senior Merchandise Planner

• Permanent opportunity
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

What You'll Do
Senior Merchandise Planner brings the BIG W Purpose to live by developing plans, forecasts and parameters that ensure our range has the right mix, quantity and price architecture to drive sales, profit and optimise inventory.

• Develop merchandise financial plans informed by top-down and bottom-up data
• Develop merchandise strategy that delivers on financial metrics
• Develop models and forecasts to support accurate financial planning and to optimise stock, sales and profit
• Follow the critical path schedule for the Department
• Develop the option plan, setting a framework within which Designers/Buyers can select ranges. Prepare the range review for buy sign off and work with the buyer to ensure range is bought within plan parameters and OTB
• In season management of OTB, inventory, profit, accurate replans, markdown and promotional plans
• Monitor the in-season and post-season performance of the Merchandise Group and work with Senior stakeholders on strategies and tactics to quickly respond and improve performance
• Support Senior Category Managers with supplier management, Joint Business Plans, and the planogram process
• Identify emerging trends and changing customer needs and market conditions for the Merchandise Group
• Collaborate with Allocations and Replenishment teams, optimising stock sent to stores
• Manage, coach and develop Planners and Assistant Planners
• Develop as a Senior Merchandise Planner with clear development & succession plan to build trusted relationships within the BIG W business

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years experience as an Merchandise Planner
• Successfully trading a sizeable category in terms of $ and options
• Working towards KIPS

What You'll Experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.'

Here you'll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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