Merchandise Analyst - North Ryde

Job Description

About This Role

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Merchandise Analyst - Homewares (6 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

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Why You\'ll Be Excited About This Role

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We\'re looking for an experienced Merchandise Analyst to join Freedom on a 6-month fixed-term contract supporting our Homewares category.

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This is a high-impact opportunity where your analytical and commercial insights will directly influence category performance. Working closely with our Buying and Merchandise teams, you\'ll help maximise profitability, optimise inventory and ensure our customers can find the products they love.

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As a Merchandise Analyst, you\'ll work at the heart of decision-making, using sales performance, customer demand and inventory data to identify trends, uncover opportunities and support planning decisions across our Homewares category.

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How This Will Transform Your Career

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This fixed-term contract provides an opportunity to make an immediate impact within one of Australia\'s leading furniture and homewares retailers.

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You\'ll work closely with key stakeholders across Merchandise and Buying, applying your analytical capability across complex datasets and contributing to decisions that directly impact sales, margin and inventory performance.

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This role is an excellent opportunity to deepen your commercial retail experience while gaining exposure to large-scale planning processes and category strategy.

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Why You\'ll Like Working Here

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At Freedom, we\'ve earned our certification as a Great Place to Work by putting our people first. We\'ve created an environment where innovation thrives and every team member has the opportunity to make their mark.

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You\'ll enjoy:

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• Hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance
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• A competitive salary package with superannuation
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• Generous 25% staff discount on all Freedom products, including sale items
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• True flexibility through our 'Freedom to Flex' program – work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks annually
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• Monthly themed pop-up Town Halls to connect with our wider Support Centre teams
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What You\'ll Be Working On

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You\'ll provide analytical support across our Homewares category, using data and commercial insight to drive profitability, inventory efficiency and category performance.

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Key responsibilities include:

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• Analysing sales trends, market conditions and historical data to identify risks and opportunities
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• Supporting demand forecasting and inventory planning activities
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• Producing reports and insights on sales, margin, sell-through, stock turn and markdown performance
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• Assisting with Open-to-Buy processes and inventory management
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• Partnering with Buying and Merchandise teams to monitor category performance
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• Creating comprehensive reports and dashboards using advanced Excel skills
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• Translating complex data into clear and actionable commercial insights
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• Supporting decisions around product mix, seasonal planning and inventory investment
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• Maintaining data integrity across merchandising and planning systems
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What Type Of Person Will Succeed

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We\'re looking for a commercially minded analyst who can confidently challenge the numbers and turn insights into action.

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You\'ll bring:

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• Merchandise Analysis Experience: Experience in merchandise analysis, merchandise planning or a similar analytical retail role
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• Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of retail metrics including sales, margin, stock turn, sell-through and markdown performance
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• Analytical Capability: Ability to interpret large datasets and identify meaningful trends and opportunities
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• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills, with experience using BI and planning tools such as Power BI and TM1 highly regarded
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• Data Management: Strong attention to detail and confidence working with complex data
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• Stakeholder Management: Ability to partner effectively with Buyers, Planners and broader commercial teams
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• Category Experience: Previous experience within homewares, furniture or adjacent retail categories will be highly regarded
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Freedom to grow. Freedom to think. Freedom to be.