Merchandise Planning

4 weeks ago


Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Warehouse Group Full time
Company Description

We are evolving our product and customer offering by bringing the excitement of a bargain to our customers As a result, our merchandise planning team is in growth mode with multiple new roles up for grabs. Our merchandise planning team is integral to the Group's success, offering a blend of financial acumen and analytical rigor with a passion for merchandise innovation. You will be joining a well-established and highly regarded merchandise planning team, and working in a competitive retail market.

Keen to join us as we amplify our collective efforts, capability, and impact in merchandise planning?

We have a number of new vacancies and opportunity for Merchandise Planners to join our passionate team These roles are centred in managing key category partnerships to shape our product strategy and lineup – with the unique opportunity to connect with our customers, bring the excitement and deliver great products at even greater value to truly embody what our customers know and love

Job Description

As a Merchandise Planner (Chapter Member – Commercial Planning), you will play a pivotal role in optimising our product assortment and inventory management strategies, delivering to our customers the best value range while maximising our return on investment. This will be across our different categories including apparel, homeware, grocery, toys, stationery and technology. Leverage your expertise in merchandise planning to drive data-driven decisions and maximise profitability. This position offers an exciting opportunity to blend analytical rigor with a passion for innovation in a fast-paced retail environment.

With strong financial acumen, assortment building skills and a real commercial mindset, you'll work collaboratively to drive optimisation and manage the product lifecycle process, whilst being consistently on top of trends and performance.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Working with the Buyers on a range of assortment plans, controlling markdowns and category spend
  • Setting budgets and reviewing forward plans
  • Analysing product performance trends and making recommendations for improvement
  • Improving stock-flow & product lifecycle management maximising our Stock ROI
  • Demand planning/forecasting – includes impacts of promotional activity
  • Interpreting data into a clear narrative & actionable outcomes – story telling
  • Communicating data and strategy to key stakeholders
Qualifications

You understand retail and merchandise planning; you always have customers front of mind and can interpret data into stories, translate customer mission strategies into actionable decisions that deliver results. All things that describe you – collaborative, excellent stakeholder management and communications skills, strong influencer. Our chapter members have the opportunity to practise their craft in different categories so being nimble to change to meet business needs is essential Innate curiosity for 'how we can do better' will suit the fast-paced demands of the retail environment.

We are looking for someone ideally with:

  • Retail and merchandise planning experience
  • Balanced commercial acumen with numerical and analytical skills to translate data into commercial decisions
  • Decisiveness in our dynamic, fast-moving environment
Additional Information

Working with The Warehouse Group | Kia mahi tahi i Te Roopu Whare Putunga

We offer a dynamic, supportive team environment within a business that cares about and recognises individuals. When you join us, we offer a range of benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career which include:

  • Discounts across most of our brands
  • We value collaboration & flexibility – embracing hybrid working – up to 2 days working from home per week
  • Paid birthday day off
  • On-site gym and cafe at our North Shore Support office
  • Free parking at our Northshore Support office
  • 26 weeks paid parental leave (for permanent team members)
  • A range of wellbeing support

The Warehouse Group is constantly evolving and growing, this is a great opportunity to grow with us. If a role like this excites you, apply online and you might just land yourself the dream job

If you're driven, adaptable and passionate about Merchandise Planning, let's work together | Me mahi tahi tatou

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