Merchandise Planner

5 months ago

Melbourne, Australia kikki.K Full time

Generous staff discounts
- Perm; Full Time role with a fast paced, dynamic, growing retail business
- Our team is supportive, innovative and keen to grow our business

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced
**Merchandise Planner** to join a dynamic team at kikki.K.

Reporting directly to the Merchandise Planning Manager, this role will be responsible for the development of the merchandise budgets, forecasts, establishment of the gridding/store profiling and option assortment plan in order to effectively trade the business across all channels.

**Some of the incredible things you’ll be doing are**:

- Establish seasonal class plans for sales, stock, OTB, markdowns and stock turn.
- Work across a broad range of categories and product types from homewares to giftware and apparel.
- In season trading: review current performance and recommend future replans to maximise sales and profit performance.
- Establish and maintain item plans for all key items, ensuring optimal inventory levels are maintained.
- Working with the Creative Director to develop monthly option plans and buy quantities.
- Manage the store gridding and allocation process based on sales, store capacity & demographic
- Present at the weekly trading meetings, provide analysis and recommendations for future strategy.
- Liaise with Head of Retail on store needs and stock issues / opportunities.
- Preparation and presentation of post seasonal analysis
- Working alongside the shipping and accounts department to manage the buying budget, from PO placement to supplier delivery.

**ENJOY.**

**How much ENJOY can you squeeze into one role**
Delight in your welcome, which includes Swedish design gifts. Love working with a team of motivated, passionate and supportive individuals. Enjoy spending your generous Team Member discount. Oh, and you won’t be working on your birthday, you’ll be feeling the birthday love with your paid day off. You’ll also enjoy great opportunities for learning and career development through coaching and our online learning platform. And we promise, not one year working anniversary, also known as your kikki.K birthday will go by without a celebration

**SHARE.**

**Come and SHARE your unique talent with us**

**Some of what we’re looking for you to SHARE includes**:

- A tertiary qualified - Business or Commerce Degree or Retail Management (preferred)
- Experience in the Homewares will be highly advantageous
- A good understanding of the Australian and International gift & homewares markets
- Prior experience with relevant planning tools such as Retek, D365 or similar
- 1-3 years’ experience in merchandise planning
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Strong forecasting and financial management
- Proficiency in all MS Office Programs
- Ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
- Commercial acumen and understanding of market trends/store demands
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail skills
- The ability to work well within a team
- Through beautiful Swedish design, we exist to inspire and empower people the world over to live their best life every day. We do this through dreaming, doing, enjoying and sharing._

**Now you’ve imagined how your dream can become a reality, let us inspire you to chase dreams of your own.**

**ABOUT BRANDBANK GROUP**:
Brandbank was founded on bold creative thinking. We exist to ensure that the entire experience of a brand is brilliantly designed and beautifully connected, and the customer is at the heart of everything we do. Our growing business is built on a house of carefully curated brands, each chosen for a specific reason to deliver rich connections to our customers. Brandbank Group consists of Seed Heritage, Unison, Allkinds, Commonry, kikki.K & Fine-Day.

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