Head of Planning

1 week ago

North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia FREEDOM Furniture Full time
Who we are
Take a seat at Freedom, the home of innovation, empowerment, and opportunity.

For more than 40 years, we've continued to deliver on our promise:
to make beautiful things for the home available to everyone.
Our company is about our people, so honesty, transparency and recognition are at the heart of how we work. Spend your day inspired to grow, through problem-solving, collaboration and hard work. We're design-led, passionate and constantly evolving.

The Head of Planning will lead and oversee the planning function within Freedom and is responsible for ensuring effective merchandise, supply, and demand planning strategies to optimise stock levels, maximise margins, minimise stockouts, and drive business growth.

We want you to be part of our journey, so pull up a chair, and find out what it means to work in our Planning team.

What you'll be doing

  • Partner with the Merchants on the development and maintaining of sales, markdown, margin, receipt, and inventory plans and developing the assortment and merchandise strategy at category and class level.
  • Collaborate with Buying, Stores, Shipping & Logistics teams to optimise stock levels, maximize margins, and minimize stockouts.
  • Monitor and analyze sales performance, market trends, and customer demand to inform planning decisions.
  • Drive analysis and collaborate on strategy to optimize and further rationalize our supply chain and factory network.
  • Communicate clearly and widely across both the senior team and the wider business any key revisions to sales, margin, markdown, purchasing, or inventory forecasts including providing clear context on the "so what" of any changes to ensure stakeholder and strategic alignment across the business.
  • Lead the analysis and review of key data such as category performance by store/region, lost sales opportunities, return on stock investment (GMROI), pricing policy, and further sales and margin opportunities within and beyond the product mix.
  • Lead and own the forecast group within Freedom to continually update the forward sales, inventory, and capacity forecasts.
  • Build and lead a highperforming team of professionals within the planning and supply chain functions.
Who you are

  • Extensive and proven experience (56 years or more) in retail merchandise planning, demand forecasting, inventory management, allocation or replenishment, financial planning, or financial analysis experience.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills, strong aptitude with numbers, retail math skills, advanced analytical and data interpretation skills.
  • Financial acumen and budget management capabilities.
  • Strong leadership and decisionmaking abilities.
Perks of the job

  • Working from home options once you have your feet under the desk.
  • 25% staff discount across all Freedom products including sale prices.
  • Free onsite gym and classes.
Have a voice, make an impact, and find your seat at Freedom.
Freedom to grow. Freedom to think. Freedom to be.

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