Planner (vic)

**Job no**: 512657
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: VIC - Metro
**Categories**: Merchandise
- Australian owned and operated general retail business
- Career Progression + Team Member discounts + Profit Share + Work Flexibility
- A vibrant, supportive team culture where we embrace pace and encourage new ideas

**_ Who We Are_**

Harris Scarfe is one of Australia’s longest trading retailers with over 175 years of experience. We currently operate 60 stores across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, Queensland and Tasmania with a growing online presence.

We are part of the iconic Spotlight Retail Group. An Australian owned and operated global retail organisation that includes some of Australia’s most successful retailers encompassing the Spotlight, Harris Scarfe & Anaconda brands.

**_ More About the Role_**

Reporting to the General Manager of Planning, you will be partnering with your Buyer and leading your Allocator to implement your department’s strategy to deliver sales & profit results.

**_ What You Will be Doing_**
- Working collaboratively with your Buyer to build financial budgets that support the overall business outcomes
- Develop post seasonal and strategic plans on a half yearly basis with the buyer and agree forward department strategy aligned to company strategy and objectives
- Analyse and manage margin mix through stock turn, GMROI, assortment mix, markdown program and marketing program
- Review merchandise and financial performance weekly with buyer
- Monthly in season review of department performance with senior leadership team
- Ensure the best end cost to the business for the delivery of product
- Coach, guide and develop your allocator in line with business goals
- Ensure adherence to allocation guidelines and principles to manage stock to sales ratio, individual store forward weeks cover, stock turn, GMROI and return on floor space
- Establish and manage item plans for imports and local ongoing lines, to effectively manage stock flow to stores and optimise inventory investment to DC and stores
- Determine and maintain replenishment parameters managed to optimise inventory in core products

**_ About You_**
- **You will have at least 2+ years’ working in apparel planning**:

- Must have advanced Excel skills
- SAP and Micro Strategies experience will be highly regarded
- Demonstrated experience with effective stakeholder management
- Experience collaborating with retail operations and supply chain
- Strong analytical skills and adaptable to change
- Excellent communication skill - written and verbal
- Enjoy a fast paced and collaborative team culture
- Comfortable asking for help and willing to help others to achieve the best outcomes

**_ What’s in it for you?_**

Along with the career
- growth opportunity of being part of this supportive Harris Scarfe team and a larger group, we can offer you
- Great salary base + Super + Profit Share
- Career progression & personal development
- A culture that recognises initiative and creativity
- Centrally located office, close to South Melbourne market
- Benefits
- team discount, EAP, gym discounts and more