About the Role
Lead merchandise strategy, range architecture, category growth, and trading performance for a leading Australian home and lifestyle brand. This role involves leveraging customer insights, commercial acumen, and product expertise to drive profitable growth and develop a high-performing team.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute category and merchandise strategies supporting long-term growth.
- Lead seasonal reviews and translate insights into actionable plans.
- Build compelling assortments, ranging, and quantification strategies across channels.
- Drive trading performance through analysis, stock optimization, and promotional planning.
- Partner with Design, Planning, Marketing, and Supply teams to implement product strategies.
- Lead and develop a team, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Identify new opportunities by staying connected to customers, stores, and market trends.
Requirements
- Strong buying or merchandising experience, ideally within homewares, lifestyle, or retail.
- Proven ability to balance customer needs with commercial outcomes.
- Experience developing product strategies, assortments, and category plans.
- Exceptional analytical, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Leadership experience with a passion for coaching and developing others.
- Collaborative mindset and a drive for continuous improvement.
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
Benefits
- 50% off staff discounts across Bonds, Berlei, Sheridan, Bras N Things and more
- Every second Friday off during summer
- Wellbeing perks including flu shots, skin checks, EAP, and fresh fruit
- Regular business updates and CEO led Q&A sessions
- Collaborative culture with a commitment to sustainability
- Opportunities to learn, grow, and develop career
- Two well-being days per year
About the Company
- Sheridan is one of Australia's most iconic home and lifestyle brands.
- One of Australia's leading consumer goods businesses.
Equal Opportunity
- We are focused on cultivating a workplace that is diverse, inclusive and vibrant.
- We motivate our employees to bring their true selves to work and support them to reach their full potential both personally and professionally.
- We warmly encourage people of all genders, races, ages, abilities, and any other backgrounds or differences to apply to work with us.
- We are especially committed to creating an accessible and supportive environment for people with a disability, and we encourage you to apply.
