Planning & Inventory Analyst — Strategic Forecasting

Sports Endeavors, LLC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sports Endeavors, LLC is seeking a Planning Analyst to support the Planning team in maximizing sales through forecasting, stock management, and analytical reporting. You will quantify ranges, contribute to in-stock targets, and produce insights to improve productivity across the business.

You will work with stakeholders across departments, manage allocations and replenishment cycles, and develop sizing ratios for seasonal lines.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one to two years in either role to be considered.
• Tertiary qualifications in business / marketing / retail
• Specific experience in a high SKU department is highly desirable
• Data driven with a high attention to detail
• Analytical capability - this role requires you to be able to support the Planner and adjacent teams with reporting and detailed analysis
• Excel is your friend best friend! You must be comfortable navigating Excel and using it to manipulate data

Responsibilities

• Analysis of department, class, sub-class and product performance to identify trends, and what action needs to be taken
• Management of stock holdings to minimise inefficient stock
• Develop exit strategies for slow moving lines
• Ensure store and online performance is maximised through accurate stock levels and regular stock deliveries
• Raising and managing seasonal retail orders
• Post-seasonal review and performance analysis
• Achieve business objectives through analysis, reporting & measurement of sales, margin and inventory
• Run key Monday reports, analysing the data to give suggestions to the planning team.
• Collate promotion and markdown lists, communicate with wider team the plans and upload pricing to AP21 system.
• Review key essential and program styles regularly to ensure we achieve our in-stock targets.
• Stock management using Allocation tool to select appropriate stores and weeks cover in line with department plans and business strategy
• Liaising with key external and internal stakeholders to ensure all allocation deadlines are met
• Maintain delivery schedules to drive intake and allocation decisions
• Management of Core and Seasonal stock allocations
• Work with Planner to produce appropriate sizing ratios for seasonal use
• Manage targeted store stocks (models) of all products
• Run replenishment twice weekly
• Issue Consolidation Reports on styles when necessary
• Item registration and Purchase Order management

Skills

Analytical

Data-driven

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Education

Business/Marketing/Retail degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Sports Endeavors, LLC is seeking a Planning Analyst to support the Planning team in maximizing sales through forecasting, stock management, and analytical reporting. You will quantify ranges, contribute to in-stock targets, and produce insights to improve productivity across the business.

You will work with stakeholders across departments, manage allocations and replenishment cycles, and develop sizing ratios for seasonal lines.