Junior Merchandise Planner

**Work Type**:

- Permanent - Full Time**Work Mode**:

- Hybrid**Industry**:

- Retail**Location**:

- St Peters - New South Wales**Salary**:
$80,000.00 - $80,000.00 Yearly

**Reference**:

- BH-25914-1**Junior Merchandise Planner - Full time Perm**

**Join this terrific team at the forefront of ecom in Australia, commence your career as a Junior Planner and join a business that can see your career flourish. Working with our client is a delight, Hybrid working and endless benefits, they are looking for the very best to join the team. Prefereably with a very numeric education and experience with Merchandise planning in the past.**

**Role Purpose**: Working closely with the Category, Buying, and Campaign team, the Junior Merchandise Planner plays a crucial role in driving revenues and margin by managing the demand plan, ensuring stock availability, and supporting the team in analysing product, promotion, and category performance.

**Position Details**: The main responsibilities of this role include:

- **Demand Planning**: Manage the line level forecast to ensure timely replenishment and availability of appropriate inventory to meet sales and margin targets while minimizing costs.
- **Budget Alignment**: Ensure that line level forecasts align with budgeted revenues and inform the team of risks or opportunities to budget.
- **Forecast Accuracy**: Regularly review forecasting calculations, parameters, and methodology to improve forecast accuracy.
- **Promotional Planning**: Coordinate and propose the promotional plan at SKU and/or category levels in collaboration with the buyer and CM of the relevant category. Provide data and insights on promotional performance.
- **Supplier Collaboration**: Provide forecasts to suppliers and the operations team to ensure stock, capacity, and raw materials are available to meet projected demand.
- **Inventory Management**: Manage pricing, promotion, merchandising, and product supply to meet or exceed stock availability targets and stay within budget.
- **Data Analysis**: Provide data, insights, and recommendations to the product team for revenue growth, range reviews, assortment development, and budgeting.
- **OTB and Merchandise Plans**: Assist in developing and managing the Open-to-Buy (OTB) and merchandise plans.
- **Market Awareness**: Stay updated on product and market trends, competitors, suppliers, and macroeconomics to optimize demand and merchandise plans.
- **Reporting**: Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports. Develop new reporting tools and suggest innovative approaches.
- **Customer-Centric Approach**: Provide support and recommendations to drive sales, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience.

**Experience & Qualifications**:

- Minimum of 2 years of previous experience as a junior planner or demand planner in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Experience in forecasting and managing promotions, pricing, and inventory.
- Analytical mindset with strong financial and numerical skills, excellent attention to detail.
- Strong Excel skills; knowledge of SQL and databases is a plus.
- Experience using an ERP and Forecasting/planning systems is desirable.
- High levels of energy with good time management and multitasking aptitudes.
- Team player with the ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders within the business.
- Results-driven; you enjoy driving performance and putting the customer at the centre of every decision.
- Problem-solving abilities, initiative, and a willingness to learn are must-haves.

If you are an analytical thinker with a passion for ecomm and all things retail, Do you excel with numbers, and have a commitment to driving success, we encourage you to apply.
Join our team and help us shape the future of our merchandise planning