Planning Manager

Hype DC is Accent Group's premium, limited and exclusive sneaker retailer. With almost 25 years as one of Australia's leading premium sneaker destinations, Hype DC continues to deliver a curated world class assortment of sneakers to our customers. Here at Hype DC, we are obsessed and committed to our people, our team and our customers are at the heart of what we do. As a key sneaker destination, we strive to deliver memorable experiences, a high-performance culture and operational excellence.

The Role:

Our next Planning Manager for Hype DC will be leading and managing all aspects of the planning function and its team members. This key position holds full accountability for accurate forecasting and contingency planning and management of all Inventory and OTB across the division to ensure seamless operations and drive business success.

Your key responsibilities include but not limited to:

Team Leadership

• Lead all planning functions, process and team members
• Coach team members to develop existing skills and enhance performance
• Provide council to SLT on performance and highlight any risks
• Build collaborative relationships with all key functions
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with the Store teams

Financial Planning

• Drive strategic plans to support overall business growth bringing the product strategy to financial life
• Budget development of all key KPIs (Sales, GP, Intake, CSOH, GMROI & Stockturn) in line with agreed financial targets from Head of Merchandise / GM for all brands within portfolio
• Lead and manage the forecast review process in collaboration with the buying team to identify opportunities and risks and put plans in place to deliver budget/forecast outcomes.
• Monthly tracking of KPI's to compare with budget, forecast and prior year
• Management of OTB - accurate allocation of funds to maximise sales and inventory metrics, whilst minimalizing risk and markdowns
• Manage volume lines and in stock requirements

Analytics and Reporting

• Monday Trade Meeting - Provide commentary and insights into the week that was, as well as any risks/opportunities to the forward plan.
• Provide council on any trade actions required to drive sales and profit
• Post Seasonal Review process/Post Seasonal Analysis to highlight opportunities
• Conducting analysis and making recommendations on an ad-hoc basis

Brand Partner Relationships

• Build and maintain strong relationships with brand partners.
• Represent Accent Group's core values in all brand relationships
• Develop and maintain good communication with all suppliers to achieve proactive outcomes

Inventory Management

• Management of promotional calendar and financial plans
• Management of markdowns in line with business aged inventory KPIs, delivering profitable outcomes

Retail support

• Communicate relevant information to stores using the appropriate channels
• Visit stores regularly to understand local market and receive feedback from store team

Core Values

• Live and breathe Accent Core Values

What we are looking for:

• Computer skills – Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and AP21
• Minimum 3 years' experience as a merchandise planner or manager
• Strong Customer Focus and professional approach.
• Ability to handle working in a diverse and dynamic environment
• Self-Starter with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

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.