General Manager Planning

Job no: 944116

Work type: Permanent / Full time

Location: Support Office - St Kilda Road, Support Office - Docklands

Myer Group is looking for a General Manager Planning – Apparel Brands to lead merchandise planning across all five Apparel Brands. This role drives profitable growth, operational excellence and strategic alignment through strong planning systems, processes and team leadership supporting the Myer Group vision.

About the role:

• Develop, promote, and execute a merchandise planning vision and strategy in alignment with the overall Myer Group strategy.
• Formulate and drive the overall planning and business strategy, translating it into actionable merchandise plans that align with Myer's strategic direction and engage all relevant stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ensuring strong alignment and integration between merchandise planning, buying, allocation, supply chain, finance, and marketing functions.
• Champion and advocate for data driven insights and alignment in ways of working / operating rhythms for the end to end Planning team
• Establish, manage, and monitor merchandise budgets and financial performance across all five Apparel Brands in partnership with key business stakeholders.
• Embed the processes to monitor and analyse sales performance, proactively adjusting merchandise and inventory plans in response to evolving customer trends, market conditions, and business results.
• Work collaboratively to deliver profitable merchandise management through effective control of inventory, optimisation of margin returns, and acceleration of product sell-through rates — driving improvements in Company GMROI.
• Lead the consolidation and presentation of summary performance reports across all five Apparel Brands, providing clear insights, trends, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Coordinate and facilitate the leadership of key projects related to the enhancement and standardisation of central planning systems, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, accuracy, and alignment across the business.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to merchandise planning teams, fostering innovation, accountability, and commercial excellence.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing planning teams, ensuring capability building, consistent execution, and succession planning to support future growth.
• Build and manage strong relationships with key stakeholders — internally across Support Office and Stores, and externally with suppliers — to enable collaboration and deliver business success
• Assist to facilitate and lead any project related to merchandise planning and systems including the coordination of subject matter experts as needed.
• Champion and live the Myer values, acting as a visible role model and demonstrating through actions the importance of a customer-centric, performance-driven culture.
• Actively drive team development and succession planning strategies, ensuring depth of talent and readiness for future organizational needs.

About you:

• Bachelor degree/diploma in one of the following fields would be preferable but not essential: Fashion Merchandise Management, Commerce, Marketing, Retail Management, Business Management, Economics, Commerce.
• 10+ years' experience in Merchandise or related retail function.
• Prior experience at a senior leadership level, including leading leaders.
• Demonstrated success delivering KPI results.
• Retail, financial and business acumen.
• Advanced trend analysis and ability to implement according to strategy.
• Commercially driven.
• Expert in competitive landscape.
• Agility in decision-making, especially in fast-paced retail environment.
• Exceptional financial and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop strong supplier relationships.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to lead and influence senior leaders.

Benefits to you:

• Generous staff discount and access to our sample sales
• Central office location based on St Kilda Rd, with direct access to the picturesque Fawkner Park
• Work closely within a high performing, supportive and collaborative environment
• Engage in continuous learning and development programs to enhance your skills and foster personal and professional growth
• Coffee lover? Indulge in daily subsidized coffee and food options at our onsite café

We'd love to hear from you even if you don't meet all the criteria listed above.

We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, whether it's gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, age, disability and neurodiversity. We encourage candidates to ask for any adjustments that will support them to be their best through the recruitment process.

Wherever you are and wherever you're going, we'll meet you there and get you to your destination. With your enthusiasm and our support, we're fully committed to helping you thrive and flourish. The future lies in your hands.

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Aust. Working Rights: To be eligible to apply for this job, you must have Australian working rights. For further information contact the Australian Department of Immigration.

Equal Opp. Employer: We pride ourselves on the diversity of the people who work at Myer, representing the community in which we serve.

Agency note: Myer Pty Ltd does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. Any candidates submitted in an unsolicited manner, will be considered a direct candidate application to Myer and no fee will be payable.

Applications close: 10 Nov 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time