Head of Merchandise Planning

Honey Birdette

Head of Merchandising Planning at Honey Birdette managing product performance and stock across global networks and boutiques. Overseeing merchandise planning team while collaborating with multiple departments.

Posted 8/2/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLead💰 A$175,000 - A$185,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in merchandise planning, forecasting, and inventory management within the fashion retail sector, with a strong focus on data integrity and stakeholder communication. Capable of leading and developing teams while driving commercial initiatives and optimizing stock performance across multiple markets.

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Merchandise PlanningForecastingInventory ManagementStakeholder ManagementAnalytical Skills

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Hard Skills

Sales Performance AnalysisStock Turn MonitoringProduct ReportingReplenishment ManagementData IntegrityPricing AccuracyPromotional PlanningInventory Position ManagementMarket AnalysisProduct Launch Coordination

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsMentoringTeam Development

Industry Keywords

Fashion RetailApparelLifestyle RetailCommercial AcumenGlobal Markets

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and regularly review the Open To Buy, forecasting and inventory position, taking practical trade actions in response to sales performance, risks and opportunities.
Prepare detailed weekly product reporting and translate results into clear actions that maximise sales, margin and stock productivity.
Monitor sales, stock turn, sell-through, intake and inventory performance across boutiques, digital channels and global markets.
Review seasonal, promotional and key trading-event performance, using the results to update future intake, range and inventory plans.
Manage stock-on-hand across core and fashion products, maintaining availability while minimising aged, slow-moving and excess inventory.
Review product performance and identify opportunities to repeat, discontinue, move products from fashion to core, or move stock to markdown.
Oversee daily replenishment and regularly adjust boutique targets, grades and space allocations to reflect performance, capacity and trading periods.
Review warehouse stock and work closely with Warehouse and 3PL partners to manage product arrivals, stock availability, bottlenecks and dispatch requirements.
Manage the product launch calendar and coordinate stock allocation to support on-time launches across boutiques, digital channels and all markets.
Maintain accurate product, pricing, promotional, purchase order and inventory data across planning systems.
Partner with Design, Production, Retail, Marketing, Digital and Finance to keep product activity on track and support key commercial initiatives.
Manage and develop the Merchandise Planning team through clear priorities, regular communication and coaching, while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day planning work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven senior experience in merchandise planning, forecasting and replenishment across multiple markets, ideally within fashion, apparel or lifestyle retail
Strong commercial acumen with advanced analytical and forecasting skills
A hands-on approach, with the ability to work confidently in the detail and translate trading results into practical actions
Experience managing, mentoring and developing merchandise planners while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day planning workload
High attention to detail and a rigorous approach to data integrity, pricing and promotional accuracy
Confident stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to communicate clear commercial insights across all levels of the business
Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, launch calendars and critical paths across a global business

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid Working Arrangements
Birthday, Wellness & Parental Leave
Generous Product Discounts
Self Love Leave
Convenient Sydney CBD Office
Premium Gym Membership