Merchandise Planner

**Work options**: Hybrid
- Growing ASX retailer with genuine career progression opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements / work from home 2 days a week
- 15months Parental Leave cover

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Merchandise Planning Manager, Merchandise planners have an objective to maximise sales and profit by working with key stakeholders in the business to optimise stock.

Manage Open to Buy and work with Buyers to grow the portfolio and achieve strategic plans & budgets. Financial planning & reforecasting will be a critical element, as well as developing and coaching direct reports.

**Key deliverables**:

- ** Financial Planning**:

- Build merchandise plans in Foresight Retail based on key metrics, and working collaboratively with the buyer and broader team.
- Execute business strategy with Buyer.
- Managing significant Open to Buy.
- ** Product Distribution and Allocation**:

- Forecast stock requirement to maximise revenue margin and stock turnover performance.
- Work with Planning Assistants to quantify and flow right stock, with consideration of right time and location.
- Quantify New store purchases based on stores, planogram, and turnover.
- Quantify new product lines with buyer and seek GM approval for investment.
- Review the demand forecast in RELEX, and ensure that order creation is aligned to forecasted promotional events, sales, and demand.
- ** Store Support**:

- Ensure benefits of RELEX and any change in purchase methodology (e.g., DTS to DC) is communicated to store teams.
- Contribute to building store staff distribution/allocation knowledge.
- Support stores with their stock related queries within an agreed time frame.
- ** Analysis and Reporting**:

- Prepare weekly and monthly reporting to capture progress on key metrics.
- Highlight any anomalies, and create succession plans.
- ** Supplier Management**:

- Forecast and supply stock demands, and manage suppliers on their timely order fulfilment against these forecasts.
- Supplier performance analysis and reporting.

**About us**:
Baby Bunting (ASX:BBN) is a purpose-led organisation which is experiencing an exciting period of growth, just over half-way through its store rollout (with more than 70 stores and a continuously growing network in Australia and New Zealand) and significant investment in transformation.

**You will also be rewarded with benefits like these**:

- We're accelerating our growth across Australia and New Zealand, which will create exciting personal development and career progression opportunities.
- We're making the most of flexible working, driving strong collaboration and supporting our teams virtually and flexibly - work 2 days from home.
- Team discounts
- We have a new Support Centre and National Distribution Centre based in Dandenong South, featuring modern technology and facilities including a team member hub, onsite parking, Basketball court, BBQ area and outdoor Table Tennis.
- Paid parental leave
- Novated lease options available
- You’ll be joining a dynamic, friendly team where you’ll be challenged and supported to achieve personal and business goals.
- A work environment that is highly collaborative, inclusive, and progressive.

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**Please note;**
- Due to the intimate and personal nature of our work, successful applicants will need to undergo a National Police Criminal History check.