A Network of Opportunity

About Brand Collective:
Brand Collective is one of Australia's most prominent apparel, footwear & sport groups, operating our omnichannel offer across 300+ stores with over 3,000 team members, a comprehensive online business and an extensive wholesale network. Our portfolio ranges from iconic heritage to timeless contemporary, from street culture to considered craftsmanship, and from private label to international luxury fashion brands. We bring brands to life! 

The opportunity:
We are on the lookout for a Junior Planner to join our team supporting our Footwear Myer Concesions! Reporting directly to the Head of Planning, this role is responsible for the planning and forecasting of all stock requirements, ensuring the successful procurement and allocation of stock that results in balanced assortments and stock-levels in stores to achieve (and exceed) sales budgets, margins and manage stock levels. 

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Allocating and management of stock replenishment across our Myer Concessions for Footwear
• Maintaining Range Plans, Forecast files and Buy files
• Proposing promotions and markdown plans
• Work with retail team on new store range plans
• Build and maintain relationships with stores and DC Teams
• Ensure inventory levels are kept within set KPIs and ‘tail’ managed accordingly
• Contribute to in-season & post-seasonal meetings with quality analysis on sales trends, profitability, product life cycle, pricing, sizing, product attributes and to use this information to compile product and assortment plans inclusive of brand, category, gender, age group, options, quantities, and any other attribute required to ensure a balanced assortment is planned upfront
• Ensure an elevated level of attention to detail is provided in all admin tasks to ensure accuracy

The skills and experience you offer us:

• Approximately 1-2 years' experience in an allocations or planning role
• Industry and business understanding
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills
• Financial analysis & interpretation
• Commercial analysis and interpretation
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and decision-making skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Ability to work under pressure and resilience
• Proven ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team as well as autonomously
• AP21 experience preferred but not essential

The perks we offer you:

• Pet friendly workspace - yes, you can bring your dog to work!
• Generous discounts for you and your family across Brand Collective's stable of brands! That’s 50% off Reebok, Superdry, Hush Puppies, Clarks, Elka Collective and many more
• Invitations to epic sample sales
• Paid parental leave, volunteer leave, purchased leave program (ability to purchase an additional two weeks of leave per year, based on eligibility)
• Novated Leasing
• Reward and recognition program as well as generous service awards
• Recruitment referral incentives for permanent positions
• Learning and development – we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!
• Employee Assistance Program with free access to Mental Health Professionals for when times are tough
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At Brand Collective our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we! We value diversity and inclusion in all forms, thus hire based on capability and performance. If you feel like your skills align with the role and company culture, apply with your current CV and Cover Letter. For bonus points, tell us why this role excites you in an optional video cover letter.

Please note that our Support Office will be closed from 25th December to 6th January for the holiday season. During this time, we will be unable to review applications. Rest assured, all applications will be reviewed when we return!