Company Description

Bapcor Limited is Australasia’s leading provider of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, equipment, and services. With a network of over 950 stores and 4,800+ team members across Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand, we are known for our strong product range, industry expertise, and commitment to customer service.

Our Retail division includes well-known brands such as Autobarn, Autopro, Opposite Lock and Midas, and we are continuing to grow.

Looking for your next step in merchandise planning where you can own strategy, influence decisions, and make real commercial impact?

This is your opportunity to step into a high visibility role, partnering closely with category teams to drive sales, profitability and inventory outcomes across a dynamic retail network.

You’ll play a key role in shaping performance not just reporting on it.

Job Description

As a Merchandise Planner, you’ll partner with category and buying teams to develop and execute commercial plans that optimise sales, margins, and inventory performance.

You’ll bring a strong analytical mindset and commercial curiosity, identifying opportunities, mitigating risks, and driving smarter decisions across the business.

You’ll also lead and develop a direct report, contributing to building capability within the team.

Qualifications

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver merchandise financial plans aligned to sales, margin and stock targets
• Own forecasting, replenishment and inventory flow strategies
• Lead monthly OTB (Open-to-Buy) processes with the buying team
• Provide performance insights through sales, inventory and trend analysis
• Identify risks, opportunities and slow-moving stock to drive improvement
• Lead post-season reviews and range analysis
• Partner with stakeholders across Merchandise, Supply Chain, Finance and Operations
• Manage clearance strategies and support promotional forecasting
• Mentor and develop a direct report

About You

You’ll be a commercially minded planner who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and enjoys working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.

You Bring

• 4+ years’ experience in Merchandise Planning (essential)
• Strong understanding of Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems
• Proven ability to analyse data and translate insights into action
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities

Additional Information

Why join Bapcor?

At Bapcor, we focus on what matters most for our customers, team members and the communities we serve. We go the extra mile to get the job done and always live our values.

In Joining Our Team, You Can Access

• Diverse career opportunities within the Bapcor Group
• Discounts across Bapcor products and services, including our Retail and Trade brands
• Industry leading policies to support your work/ life balance (gender neutral parental leave, purchase leave, volunteer leave etc…)
• Paid birthday leave
• Wellbeing support
• Novated leasing and more

We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment, and encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, gender identity, abilities and backgrounds, providing a recruitment experience that’s fair, free from bias and accessible.