Integrated Planner

Mecca Brands; Australia; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Health initiatives

Rewards program

Bonus programs

Product allowance

Shop discount

Job summary

MECCA Brands is seeking a Demand Planner on a fixed-term contract through to 27 August 2027. You will lead demand forecasting and replenishment planning across the MECCA network, partnering with Brand teams to identify risks and opportunities and optimise stock to drive customer satisfaction.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create a consensus forecast, manage demand changes for NPD, events, campaigns and product exits, and ensure stock availability for key events

Qualifications

• Proven experience in demand and supply planning.
• Retail or FMCG experience is highly desirable.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.
• High-level interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across various teams.
• Knowledge of merchandise management and/or supply chain systems.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a creative approach to systems challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create a consensus sales forecast, adjusting as necessary to address abnormal trends or demand.
• Oversee the lifecycle of demand changes, including new product development (NPD), events, campaigns, and product exits.
• Partner with brand teams on forecasting for new items, ensuring alignment on product ranges and strategies such as cannibalization.
• Place and manage purchase orders in alignment with the brand’s order placement cycle.
• Manage the product ordering process to meet KPIs for stock availability, service levels, and stock holding.
• Ensure stock availability for events to deliver exceptional customer experiences and sales performance.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

MS Excel

Interpersonal communication

Merchandise management

Supply chain systems

Retail / FMCG experience

Job description

As a Demand Planner, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the right products are available at the right time across the MECCA network. This is a fixed-term contract through to 27 August 2027, offering the opportunity to partner closely with Brand teams to lead demand forecasting and replenishment planning, proactively identify risks and opportunities, optimise inventory, improve forecast accuracy, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.

The Role You Could Play:

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create a consensus sales forecast, adjusting as necessary to address abnormal trends or demand.

Oversee the lifecycle of demand changes, including new product development (NPD), events, campaigns, and product exits.

Partner with brand teams on forecasting for new items, ensuring alignment on product ranges and strategies such as cannibalization.

Place and manage purchase orders in alignment with the brand’s order placement cycle.

Manage the product ordering process to meet KPIs for stock availability, service levels, and stock holding.

Ensure stock availability for events to deliver exceptional customer experiences and sales performance.

What You Will Bring:

Proven experience in demand and supply planning. Retail or FMCG experience is highly desirable.

Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.

High-level interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across various teams.

Knowledge of merchandise management and/or supply chain systems.

Strong problem-solving abilities and a creative approach to systems challenges.

Your Life At MECCA

Whilst we are focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way! Some of our other team member benefits include:

• Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Reward and recognition programs
• Access to bonus and incentive programs
• Access to quarterly product allowance
• Up to 40% discount

There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.

To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca and for all current opportunities, visit http://www.mecca.com.au/careerswww.mecca.com.au/careers

Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to look and feel their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands, coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have almost 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day.

Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or one of our Distribution Centres, you will be an integral part of the MECCA family.