As Australia’s favourite lifestyle brand, beloved around the world, we deliver timeless Australian style that is designed for life and made to last. 

This role is responsible for developing merchandise budgets, forecasts, and establishing store profiling and assortment plans to effectively manage trading across all channels. The Merchandise Planner (Home) is accountable for in-season trading, ensuring timely delivery of goods, and driving the planning team to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs). Working closely with the team, the role identifies risks and opportunities to drive sales and profitability in alignment with the divisional strategy.

Please note this is a parental leave contract until December 2027.

How You Will Contribute

• Establish weekly budgets for sales, markdowns, stock, stock turn, margin, purchases, and gross profit (GP) by category across all channels within the Home division
• Collaborate with the buying team to develop seasonal option plans that align with the divisional strategy and financial KPIs, managing OTB and adjusting throughout the buying season based on design input and current/future trading conditions
• Ensure appropriate stock levels across each channel and store to maintain productive inventory while keeping aged stock within required levels
• Manage in-season trade, reviewing and recommending forward forecasts on sales, markdowns, stock, stock turn, margin, purchases, and GP for all channels
• Establish strong communication links with relevant channels, including Visual Merchandising, to align divisional strategies while providing feedback from stores and customers regarding the range.

Key Capabilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in merchandise planning, inventory management, or a related role in a retail or FMCG environment
• Ability to assess complex data sets, identify trends, and make sound business decisions
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage relationships with key stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements to support work life balance 
• Bi-annual product allowance, access to sample sales and 40% discount for you and your immediate family across all CRG brands 
• Flex your leave your way, including birthday leave, volunteer leave, personal leave and more 
• Access to health and wellbeing support, including Health Insurance, 24/7 EAP counselling and financial advice services. 
• 18 weeks paid parental leave program for eligible employees with return-to-work clothing allowance 
• Internal career opportunities across our portfolio brands 
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities 
• Support meaningful community and charity partnerships across our brands, including OCRF, Our Watch, First Nations Reconciliation, Movember, Red Cross and Landcare 

Who We Are 

Country Road Group is a design-led portfolio of premium fashion brands, comprising five iconic labels: Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery and Politix. Each brand has its own story, and together they hold a market-leading position in the mid to upper tier of Australia's specialty fashion segment with a focus on delivering our ambition to build a portfolio of distinctive brands that drive sustainable growth. Country Road Group is part of Woolworths Holdings Limited (South Africa), a leading Southern Hemisphere retail group. 

Country Road Group acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.   

We’re committed to inclusion and accessibility. If we can support you with any adjustments at any stage, please let us know