Junior Planner - North Ryde

Freedom Furniture Australia Pty Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development in Merchandise Pl a

Collaborative and supportive team

Exposure to end-to-end retail planning

Job summary

Freedom Furniture Australia Pty Limited is seeking a Planning Analyst to help optimise sales, inventory and profitability through analysis, forecasting and stock management at our North Ryde Support Centre.

You will work with Planning, Buying and Supply Planning to deliver commercial insights and support category performance.

The role offers exposure to end-to-end retail planning in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, inventory management or retail analysis.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Understanding of retail KPIs, forecasting and inventory management.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Organised, proactive and commercially minded.

Responsibilities

• Analyse sales, stock and category performance.
• Prepare weekly reports and performance insights.
• Support forecasting, financial planning and Open-to-Buy processes.
• Assist with replenishment, allocations and inventory management.
• Support promotions, range reviews and new product launches.
• Identify risks and opportunities and provide recommendations.
• Partner with Buying, Supply Planning and key business stakeholders.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Allocation

Replenishment

Inventory management

Retail analysis

Forecasting

Retail KPIs

Analytical skills

Job description

Join our Planning team and help drive sales, inventory and profitability outcomes through analysis, forecasting and stock management. Based at our North Ryde Support Centre, you'll work closely with Planning, Buying and Supply Planning to support category performance and deliver commercial insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse sales, stock and category performance.
• Prepare weekly reports and performance insights.
• Support forecasting, financial planning and Open-to-Buy processes.
• Assist with replenishment, allocations and inventory management.
• Support promotions, range reviews and new product launches.
• Identify risks and opportunities and provide recommendations.
• Partner with Buying, Supply Planning and key business stakeholders.

About You

• Experience in merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, inventory management or retail analysis.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Understandingara of retail KPIs, forecasting and inventory management.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Organised, proactive and commercially minded.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to develop your career in Merchandise Planning.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Exposure to end-to-end retail planning activities.

If you're looking to take the next step in your retail planning career, we'd love to hear from you.