Merchandise Planner - Brisbane, Australia - Beginning Boutique

Beginning Boutique

Verified Company

Brisbane, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Throwback to the year 2008, way back when online shopping wasn't even a thing (can you believe that?) Our CEO extraordinaire Sarah dreamed of creating an online community that loved getting packages delivered for the weekend and experiencing exceptional customer service at their fingertips.

After a 21st birthday trip to Paris, Sarah returned with an idea to do just that 15 years later, Beginning Boutique is the go-to online destination for all your weekend event needs That's right - if you've got a ticket to it, we've got an outfit for it
Based in Brisbane, Australia, we're looking for excellent people to join our expanding team. We love people who love what they do, push boundaries and strive for personal excellence. If this sounds appealing, then hey, hello, we'd totally love to meet you.

Overview:

As a Merchandise Planner at Beginning Boutique, your purpose is to contribute to the strategic planning and execution of key initiatives that drive the success of our brand and ensure alignment with market trends.

You play a crucial role in supporting the Product team by providing insightful analyses, leveraging data-driven decision-making, and assisting in the development of comprehensive plans that enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the business.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain effective relationships with all internal and external parties
Check pricing is accurate for all new styles prior to launch
Administration associated with order raising and order management, with accuracy
Build range/slot plans by the required deadlines and ensure these are used properly by the team.
Prepare weekly details for HOD & Finance on required spends for stock.
Review, plan and reforecast all lines, putting forward appropriate recommendations for repeats and stock management
Monitor and manage production schedules, inventory levels, and logistics to minimise stockouts and overstock situations.
Suggest required promotions to meet sales and stock requirements, including markdown management
Planning GP & FM for profit targets.
Conducting data analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and risks in sales and inventory data.
Push outs/pull forwards/cancellations actioned to ensure sales are maximised and stock is managed to an agreed stock turn/wc.
Achieve key performance metrics such as sales targets, inventory turnover, and gross margin.
Assisting in the development and maintenance of forecasting models
Generating reports and dashboards to communicate key performance metrics to the team (not limited to), prior to meeting:
Daily projected sales
Weekly trade reports
Monthly SWOT
Seasonal PSA
Weekly ranging reports
Weekly incoming purchases
MFP weekly data update
Conduct analysis on any focus area as required to assist team/manager
Regular competitive analysis undertaken
Rolling stock
Ensure extended sizes are constantly growing and expanding with all repeat orders
Reduce sellouts & avoid overstocks of certain sizes

Requirements:
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following

Relevant tertiary qualifications
3+ years in a Planning role
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
Verbal & nonverbal communication skills
Planning & organisational skills
Relationship building
Strong attention to detail & accuracy
Strong numeracy skills
Strong problem solving and decision making
Self motivated and results driven
Ability to work autonomously as well as part of team
Adaptable to change
Time management
Advanced Excel skills
Strong experience in report and analysis
Experience in retail head office in Planning

Benefits:

Flexible working arrangements available
Excellent employee discounts on clothing

Excellent workplace culture:

Regular team events
Work a team that loves what they do
Work with likeminded people who are passionate and experienced in their fields

We care about you:

Training and development focus for staff
A culture that supports on your health and wellbeing

We care about the future:

We donate 1% of proceeds to our charity partners through our BB Better initiative
We have a sustainability and ethical targets
We work with charities yearround