Inventory And Supply Planner

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Whsmith Full time

**We are looking for an Inventory and Supply Planner to join our Support Office team in Sydney**
- **_Join a growing international brand_**:

- **_Fast-paced, contemporary company_**:

- **_Hybrid environment, 2 days working from home_**

**About the Company**:
WHSmith is a historic British retailer focusing on news, books and convenience, and is a renowned, competitive leader in the travel market worldwide. Alongside WHSmith retailers, Fresh+ currently operate a large number of hospital cafés across NSW, QLD, and SA, providing food, beverages, and convenience retail to hospital staff and the general public. Our Australian operations, under which 7 brands currently operate, are rapidly expanding and since WHSmith is expected to continue this growth, we are looking for a Senior Inventory and Supply Planner to join us on this journey.

**Position Summary**:
Reporting directly to the Head of Planning and Inventory, the** Inventory and Supply Planner** is responsible for developing effective inventory plans to deliver the company's sales and margin targets within Open To Buy targets. Leading a team of Inventory officers you will work closely with Merchandise Planning, Buying and the Store Operations teams to ensure delivery of inventory plans to support sales.

As our Inventory and Supply Planner, you will develop effective inventory planning tools to enable the execution of the inventory plan, as well as propose and implement solutions to improve inventory productivity. You will own the end-to-end process from order placement through to store delivery and work with our supplier base to deliver to service level KPI's

**Roles & Responsibilities**:

- Monitoring inventory levels to ensure that they remain within set parameters at all times.
- Coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of inventory to meet sales forecasts and customer demands
- Developing plans for maintaining inventory levels to support replenishment and promotional sales models
- Developing service level reporting to evaluate Suppliers DIFOT compliance
- Reviewing orders and delivery schedules to ensure that they meet delivery requirements within the air and rail network
- Developing policies and procedures for inventory management processes, including how to handle damaged goods, expired items or end of life/discontinued products
- Communicating with suppliers on pricing accuracy or order status updates
- Recommending improvements to inventory management systems and processes
- Train and supervise inventory officers in the maintenance of inventory and the inventory database.
- Present reports in Weekly Trade meetings on inventory levels, overdue orders and risks
- Ensure inventory management is in line with strategic direction of WHSmith Australia.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in inventory management
- Experience in an FMCG & General Merchandise Retail environment
- Strong Excel skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skill
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Initiative and drive

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