Retail Planning Assistant

At Tennis Australia, we’re creating a more playful world through tennis – for everyone.

From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court. 

We’re a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference. If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we’d love to hear from you. 

We’re committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. 
 
About the role

Support the day-to-day planning and coordination of retail activities while developing your skills in reporting, administration, stakeholder engagement and operations. Working within a supportive team environment, you'll gain broad exposure to how a retail function operates and contributes to overall business outcomes.

In this role you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of retail programs, events and product launches, helping bring memorable experiences to life

• Coordinate product information, samples and stakeholder communications to keep projects running smoothly

• Assist with royalty reporting, invoicing and post-event reconciliations, ensuing accuracy and attention to detail in compliance with internal processes

• Maintain product information across retail platforms and support the delivery of an exceptional customer experience

• Prepare and maintain sales, inventory and supplier reports, providing accurate data and insights to support future planning and decision-making

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• You're highly organised, detail-oriented and enjoy balancing multiple priorities

• You have strong Microsoft Office skills and confidence working with data and reporting

• You bring excellent communication skills and enjoy building relationships across different teams

• You're proactive, adaptable and keen to learn in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in retail, administration, operations or events is welcomed, but we value transferable skills and potential just as highly

• Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check

• Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia

 
What’s to love? 

• Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities

• Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & John Cain Arena

• Health & wellbeing benefits, including access to CorePlus Pilates and other wellbeing initiatives

• Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking 

• Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners

• Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees

• We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180

To Apply

If you think you’re up to the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter via our online application system. Please note, only applications submitted through our system will be considered. 

Tennis Australia is committed to providing a safe environment for all tennis participants, including children and young people. It is essential everyone involved with delivering tennis in Australia understands their responsibility in relation to child-safety.

We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.

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