Demand Planner

Kogan.com; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kogan First Membership

Team discounts

Health & Wellness program

Learning & Development

Lunch & Learns

Hackathons

Team member referral program

Company and team events

Job summary

Kogan.com in Melbourne is seeking a commercially astute Demand Planner to manage forecasts and replenishment plans, ensuring optimal stock coverage to support customer needs.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy, monitor inventory, and drive cost-efficient stock turns, with a strong focus on data-driven decision making.

Join a fast-paced eCommerce pioneer at Kogan.com and help shape Australia’s retail future with ownership, autonomy and a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• University degree in Commerce, Business, Mathematics or similar.
• Experience in Demand Planning or Inventory/Stock Control in Retail/eCommerce/FMCG.
• Experience with SAP and Demand Planning software.
• Strong analytical, data-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Improve forecast accuracy across product lines with stakeholders.
• Manage inventory levels to meet KPIs and ensure on-time purchase orders.
• Propose process improvements and challenge status quo.
• Ensure timely product imports and stock management for customer experience.
• Analyze stock levels and purchase orders to reduce costs.
• Conduct regular demand analysis and prevent stockouts and aged stock.
• Assess product range performance and advise stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Category Managers to maintain adequate stock during campaigns.

Skills

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Negotiation

Multi-tasking

IT tools

Education

Degree in Commerce/Business/Math

Tools

SAP

Demand planning software

Job description

We’re searching for a commercially astute Demand Planner who wants to be part of Australia's eCommerce future. You'll play an integral role in managing accurate forecasts and replenishment plans to ensure we have optimal stock coverage to support the needs of our customers.

• Achieving forecast accuracy across all product lines by working closely with internal stakeholders on future demand
• Actively managing and monitoring inventory levels to achieve company goals and KPIs, ensuring purchase orders are accurate and on time
• Being proactive and proposing improvements to current processes, thinking critically, challenging yourself and others
• Ensuring timely import of products and stock management, to ensure an exceptional customer experience
• Understanding and minimising logistics and warehousing costs by effectively analysing inventory levels and purchase orders’ shipments sizes and frequency
• Regular demand analysis and audit to avoid potential stock outs and aged stock, taking corrective action where necessary
• Analysing performance of various product ranges and recommending actions to key stakeholders
• Ensure we have a minimal number of sold-out products, monitoring them and timely updating of prices, presale dates and stock levels
• Partnering with Category Managers to ensure stock levels are sufficient, considering potential demand changes based on sales and / or promotional campaigns
• University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Commerce, Business, Mathematics or similar)
• Experienced within or have exposure to Demand Planning or Inventory / Stock Control, preferably within a Retail, eCommerce or FMCG environment
• Experience with SAP and Demand Planning software will be well regarded
• Highly analytical, logical and ready to delve into data - being able to evaluate offers and products quickly to determine if they’re of value to our customers is key
• Able to develop strong and effective relationships, through excellent communication and negotiation skills
• A multi-tasking ninja - we expect you to juggle 50 different tasks at once without dropping the ball (we’re not kidding)
• A whiz with Microsoft Excel (we’re talking VLOOKUP and pivot tables, not SUM and AVERAGE - and we will test your capabilities)
• Tech savvy and ability to use various IT and cloud-based tools to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Ready to challenge, be challenged, and work within our highly disruptive business model.
• Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce future
• Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact
• You’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry with us and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia
• Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
• A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more!

About Us

We’re Kogan.com, Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia.

At Kogan.com we offer rewarding careers, where you build your skills, are mentored by the best in the industry and get to share your expert knowledge in an innovative Company where your ideas and opinions count. You get to solve really important challenges to drive eCommerce’s future, and get to do it with a great team culture and benefits!

Join Kogan.com to master your craft, do your best work, make a real difference and work with the best. At Kogan.com, your work will have an immediate impact on transforming the Australian and New Zealand retail environment.

Heads up!

All new Kogan.com team members are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights