Job Summary
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We are seeking a skilled Planner and Support Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the financial and inventory planning processes, working closely with the regional supply chain team and key accounts.
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About the Role
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* Develop seasonal demand plans by analyzing historical data and current trends while identifying risks and opportunities.
* Build seasonal stock & sales plans for key partners to determine sell-in based on projected partner inventory (turn), sell-out potential and gross margins.
* Partner with Key Account Managers and Merchandising to build and track weekly/monthly / seasonal / annual financial and open to buy plans from a top-down and bottom-up perspective and help deliver and track against business KPIs.
* Support weekly and monthly financial forecasting process based on relevant shipped/invoice dates.
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Key Responsibilities
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* Create organizational awareness of the importance of point-of-sale metrics (sales and stock mix, retailer inventory, sell-thru, rate of sale, stock turn, margin, etc.).
* Analyze & report week-, month-, season-, year-to-date trends relative to LY and Plan.
* Identify risks & opportunities and drive follow-up actions such as inventory chase & order book management in collaboration with Key Account.
* Forecast sales, margin, and inventory turn by month at a category level and communicate business performance during internal and external weekly sales and monthly open-to-buy meetings.
* Own and Partner with internal teams to inform data collection process and evolving data needs.
* Establish relationships with customer and participate in all external go-to-market meetings and provide support in action plans based on risk and opportunities to maximize revenue and inventory goals.
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Account Management
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1. Maintain account order book, ensure timely communication related to quantity, delivery, pricing, master data changes.
2. Consolidate, reconcile, translate all orders into UA format accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring structured format for easy understanding.
3. Provide additional support in the following ways:
* Provide master data via article workbenches.
* Provide features and benefits and hi-res imagery for each buying team.
* Co-ordinate/track samples inbound receipting, processing, and sorting and provide to Customer.
* Conduct checks on each PO for 1) correct master data, 2) correct pricing, 3) ETAs.
* Provide Key Accounts' planning team visibility to upcoming outstanding receipts via monthly 'Delivery Plan Report'.
* Provide weekly hub inventory reports to Key Accounts.
* Provide detailed tracking on all Key Accounts' 'catalogue orders and key launches.
* Support sales team in any administrative tasks related to chasing excess stocks - publishing of list, validating of quantities, order upload in system to eventual shipping of order.
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Deliveries Coordination and Reporting
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* Manage end to end process - coordinating raising of PO, shipping dates are booked and picked up accurately and in a timely manner.
* Identify and solve account issues related to warehouse capacity, product orders, deliveries/URD, credit issues, returns in conjunction with Account Managers.
* Weekly and monthly delivery report - Week on week changes with ETAs.
* Monthly delivery plan - to provide to Key Account by buyership/plannership status upd
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Required Skills and Qualifications
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The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, and experience in inventory planning and management.
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Benefits
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to the company's success. If you are a motivated and results-driven individual who is passionate about inventory planning and management, we encourage you to apply.
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Contact Information
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Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, to [contact email]. We look forward to hearing from you.
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* 'Evolving Data Needs'
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* 'Planning Processes'
* 'Customer Relationships'
* 'Data Analysis '
* 'Inventory Turn '
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Description Fields
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* 'Functional Area: Planning&Operations '
* 'Work Location : Australia'
* 'Work Type: Full Time '
* 'Industry: Retail&Wholesale '
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Based On The Job Title: Professional, Sales Planning
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