Retail Workforce Demand & Forecast Specialist

Kmart Group; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid

Discount card

Brighter Benefits

Bonus program

Parental leave

Mentor program

Kudos program

Career opportunities

Job summary

Kmart Group is seeking a Workforce Demand Forecast Planner to join the Customer & Team Member Experience team in Victoria. You will build and refine demand forecasts using sales, transactions and operational data to support labour planning across our store network.

Working in a fast-paced retail environment, you’ll translate demand drivers into practical planning solutions, collaborate with Workforce Planning and cross-functional stakeholders, and continuously improve forecasting capability to

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, forecasting or analytics.
• Strong analytical skills for large datasets.
• Advanced Excel with data manipulation and modelling.
• Experience developing forecasting models and planning tools.
• Experience with UKG Pro Workforce Management.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve demand forecasts to support workforce planning.
• Analyse large datasets to identify trends and opportunities.
• Translate forecasts into actionable outputs for labour planning and scheduling.
• Validate inputs and forecasting models to ensure quality.
• Monitor forecast performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with Workforce Planning and stakeholders to meet business needs.
• Support integration of forecast outputs into scheduling processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of forecasting capability.

Skills

Workforce planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel modelling

Forecasting models

Stakeholder management

Tools

UKG Pro

Job description

Kmart Group is seeking a Workforce Demand Forecast Planner to join the Customer & Team Member Experience team in Victoria. You will build and refine demand forecasts using sales, transactions and operational data to support labour planning across our store network.

Working in a fast-paced retail environment, you’ll translate demand drivers into practical planning solutions, collaborate with Workforce Planning and cross-functional stakeholders, and continuously improve forecasting capability to