Planning Analyst

**About Us**:
Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand. With over 700+ stores, 33 brands and over 35 online platforms. Our brands include Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Timberland, Stylerunner, Palladium, Stance, Saucony, EXIE & 4Workers At Accent Group, we value your ability to express your own personal style. Our Sneakers, Your story

Established in 1992 Skechers USA, Inc is based in Manhattan Beach, California is an award-winning global leader in the lifestyle footwear industry. With over 120+ Skechers stores across Australia, our lifestyle footwear appeals to trend-savvy men, women and children. Skechers' success stems from its team, high-quality, varied product offering, diversified domestic and international distribution channels, and targeted multi-channel marketing.

**The Role**:
The Planning Analyst role assists and supports the Merchandise Planner in the achievement of budgeted sales, gross profit and inventory productivity measures. Reporting to the Merchandise Planner, it’s a broad inventory-based role where you will get the opportunity to directly influence our profitability through data-based decision making. The role will be involved in:

- Core line management.
- Allocation support.
- Inventory management and control.

**Your Key Responsibilities will include but limited to**:

- Building and producing reports.
- Conducting analysis and making recommendations.
- Core Line forecasting and purchase planning.
- Managing inter store transfers (consolidations).
- Supporting the allocation process through guiding and coaching the Allocator.
- Markdown modelling.
- Managing the inventory outcomes of the new store opening process.

**To succeed in this role, you will need to have**:

- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Ability to understand data and analytics and make recommendations as a result.
- Product forecasting experience.
- Proven ability to manage inventory through prior analytical/commercial role with a good understanding of merchandise inventory basics.
- Ability to take a proactive approach and think strategically.
- Advanced excel skills with the ability to champion excel based projects.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Affiliation with Accent Group Core values and “Make It Happen” attitude.

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people