Inventory Planner

Details of the offer

About Us
With over 200 stores and over 13,000 team members across Australia and New Zealand, JB Hi-Fi is one of Australasia's largest and most trusted retailers. Specialising in consumer electronics, home entertainment, small appliances and white goods, JB Hi-Fi strives to deliver the most extensive range, cheapest prices and genuine service to customers every day.
The heart of our business is our people, and we are proud of a culture that fosters teamwork, nurtures talent, encourages individuality and embraces diversity.
The JB Hi-Fi New Zealand business comprises 20 stores and a growing online and commercial business. There is a significant opportunity to grow and expand the JB Hi-Fi business in New Zealand and, over the next three years, we will be investing in improving the JB Hi-Fi New Zealand customer offer, refreshing the store network, opening new stores and upgrading our online platform.

Why work for us?
Be part of a diverse, collaborative, and supportive team who are passionate about the work we do
Growth mindset culture with a focus on individual skills and career development
A flexible work environment and competitive salary package
Fantastic career opportunities across the broader JB Hi-Fi/The Good Guys Group

We can offer you a role where you'll be challenged every day to make a difference in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We can offer a competitive package, great employee discounts, and special offers across JB Hi-Fi, paid parental leave, and novated leasing.

The Role
As theInventory Planner,you will work closely with the Marketing and Online Team to ensure the demand management and inventory planning and supply is adequate to service customer needs, while minimizing working inventory investment by assessing demand activity. The planner will reflect demand changes in our planning systems to ensure high accuracy of forecast needs, inventory records, item usage history, and forecasting files.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop inventory management plans to support day to day operations, product launches and promotions
Creating purchase orders to suppliers within category open to buy
Constant interaction with sales and assessment of demand requirements. Reflect changes in SKU level forecasts
Conduct financial risk assessments on perspective purchases
Support the retail store network with all inventory related enquires
Conduct root cause analysis when necessary
Identify current and potential product shortages, develop and execute recovery, advise interested parties of status and recovery plans
Maintain and update master files [items, vendors, pricing, etc]
Coordinate SKU level unit forecasts within agreed to Product Category revenue expectations
Achieve consensus on operating plans and inventory goals
Provide reports and requested information to product manager as needed
Develop systems and procedures required to meet service and inventory turn objectives
Build rapport and manage the relationships with suppliers
Assist product manager in category promotional activity across ATL and BTL
Maintain store merchandising planograms
Assist Product Manager in developing new merchandising material (POS) as required and to work with the category development team on execution

Skills & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or equivalent education and experience (preferred but not essential)
Retail industry experience
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookups, hlookups)
Strong analytical skills – creating and interpreting sales and profit reports
Ability to build relationships with suppliers and stakeholders
Good understanding of Master Data and Databases
Good understanding of Supply Chain Metrics

To Apply
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with us, please click apply and upload your CV. All applications are strictly confidential.
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