Associate Intake Planner

Overview:
The Associate Intake Planner is a hands-on role that co-ordinates Inventory Management across Pacific. Working with the Team and Vendors to ensure on time delivery of product to achieve Inventory and Sales targets. You will be guided and coached to increase your base knowledge in various aspects of Planning along with the core responsibilities below across the APAC region.

**Responsibilities**:
Intake Planning
- Coordinate Intake Planning process according to set financial targets.
- Work closely with the Planners and Warehouse teams to efficiently manage intake flows to budgets.
- Monitor and report on discrepancies in IMU% for Orders vs target.
- Develop existing processes to manage the intake flow to further increase efficiencies
- Proactive communication on intake movements.

Vendor Management
- With Planners, share in establishing working relationships with vendors to strengthen business and support company strategies.
- Communicate weekly and monthly intake targets with the vendors and align delivery dates.
- Track P.O.’s to ensure timely & accurate delivery, resolve discrepancies between P.O. & actual receipt, communicate actions.
- Ensure that intake flow targets are met.

Reporting
- Assist Planning Team with the running and analysis of ad hoc reports.

Give constructive recommendations based on information derived from analysis

Qualifications:
**Requirements**:

- Sound problem solving & analytical skills.
- Proactive and “hands on” attitude to work.
- Ability to work under pressure and with own initiative.
- High degree of accuracy
- Good organization skills
- Enthusiastic, goal-oriented team player.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and in writing.

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary Qualification in Economics, Business or Retail.
- High level computer skills specifically MS Excel advanced level is required.