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Job no: 944567
Work type: Permanent / Full time
Location: Support Office - St Kilda Road, Various Locations
About Portmans
Portmans is one of Australia's most iconic fashion retail brands for women with more than 90 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand. Known for offering contemporary fashion and workwear that is feminine and on trend with a focus on high‐quality. Portmans provides the ultimate outfit solutions across a mix of casual, workwear and formal styles. Portmans is part of the Myer Group, encompassing several of Australia's most recognised apparel brands - including Dotti, Jacqui E, Just Jeans and Jay Jays.
About the Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Planning Assistant to join our Portmans Planning team. In this role, you will ensure data integrity across planning reports, manage the weekly reporting suite, and maintain accurate line projections. The Planning Assistant enables the Planners to make strategic financial decisions by ensuring the data is always refreshed, accurate, and ready for analysis.
Responsibilities
* Ownership of the reporting suite (WSSIs, Store & Category performance, Range Sign off reports, Assortment Plan set up, Markdown reports, etc)
* Format and produce ad hoc reports as required by the Planning team
* Managing and refreshing weekly Line Projections on Core styles, and participating in forward forecasts with the Planners
* Assist the Planners in building store Ratio Packs for new orders based on historical performance
* Loading price changes and markdowns into the system
* Maintaining the \"On Order\" file tracking deliveries and updating the intake flow in the WSSI
* Run regular \"cleansing\" reports to identify anomalies in the system
Skills & Experience
* Strong retail, financial and analytical skills
* Strong numerical literacy; ability to spot patterns in large datasets
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables)
* Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Finance, or a related field will be highly advantageous
* Experience in planning systems is a bonus
* Passion for retail with an analytical mind
* Generous staff discount and access to our sample sales
* Central office location based on St Kilda Rd
* Work closely within a high performing, supportive and collaborative environment
* Engage in continuous learning and development programs to enhance your skills and foster personal and professional growth
Aust. Working Rights: To be eligible to apply for this job, you must have Australian working rights. For further information contact the Australian Department of Immigration.
Equal Opp. Employer: We pride ourselves on the diversity of the people who work at Myer, representing the community in which we serve.
Agency note: Myer Pty Ltd does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. Any candidates submitted in an unsolicited manner, will be considered a direct candidate application to Myer and no fee will be payable.
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