Junior Planner
Love retail and analytics? Join Lovisa as a Junior Planner and help shape sales, stock and margin strategies that keep our stores stocked, customers happy and business growing.
Your Lovisa Opportunity:
At Lovisa, we're obsessed with fashion, trends, and delivering an incredible customer experience across our growing global store network. As a Junior Planner, you'll play a key role in ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time, helping drive sales, maximise profitability, and support our rapidly expanding business.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves retail, thrives on analysing data, and enjoys turning insights into commercial outcomes. Working closely with our Buying, Merchandise Planning and wider Support Office teams, you'll help shape inventory strategies, optimise stock performance, and contribute directly to category success.
About the role:
As a Junior Planner, you'll support the development and execution of sales, stock and margin strategies that deliver strong commercial results.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
Assist in building annual and seasonal sales, stock and margin plans
Analyse performance trends and forecast demand
Model scenarios and recommend actions to achieve business targets
Inventory Management
Monitor stock levels and key retail metrics including sell-through, stock cover and weeks of supply
Identify opportunities to optimise availability and reduce excess inventory
Support stock allocation across stores and channels
Open-to-Buy (OTB) Management
Maintain OTB plans and monitor commitments, receipts and budget performance
Partner with Buyers to ensure purchasing decisions align with financial targets and inventory strategies
Range & Assortment Planning
Collaborate with Buying teams to optimise product assortments, pricing architecture and category performance
Use data and customer insights to influence future ranging decisions
Trade & Performance Analysis
Review weekly and monthly trading performance against plan
Identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions across replenishment, allocation, pricing, promotions and markdowns
Support in-season decision making to deliver sales and margin outcomes
Reporting & Insights
Produce accurate and timely reports that support commercial decision making
Conduct post-season reviews and identify key learnings for future planning cycles
About you:
You'll be commercially minded, highly analytical and excited by our pace.
We're looking for someone who has:
Experience in Merchandise Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Allocations or a similar retail analytics role
Strong understanding of retail KPIs including sales, margin, stock turn, markdown and OTB
Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with excellent attention to detail
Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective partnerships across teams
A proactive and adaptable approach in a fast-paced retail environment
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Benefits
Join a global business offering endless career opportunities
Supportive, diverse and inclusive team environment
Strong culture – we truly harness our 10+1 Culture Commitments
Paid Birthday Leave
Generous 50% discount on Lovisa products
Free gym membership
Attractive Referral Rewards Incentive Program
Modern HQ with a fully stocked kitchen on Glenferrie Road, close to everything you need on your doorstep
Personal Development & Succession Plans.
If you're passionate about retail, love working with data, and want to build your career with a global fashion brand that's growing at an incredible pace, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Lovisa
Lovisa is a global, fashion-forward jewellery brand that has been setting trends since launching in Australia in 2010. Today, we're proud to have over 1,100 stores across 50+ markets, with ambitious plans for continued global growth.
As an ASX-listed retailer, we're driven by innovation, collaboration and our people. Join a fast-paced global business where you'll have the opportunity to build your career, take on new challenges and grow with us as we continue to expand worldwide.
We believe in supporting diverse cultures and harnessing the unique knowledge and experience of our team. We celebrate our global presence by supporting our culturally diverse team around the world.
- Department
- Merchandise
- Location
- Support Centre - Hawthorn VIC
- Employment type
- Full-time
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