Merchandise Planner

Grace Loves Lace is the largest direct to consumer bridal fashion brand worldwide.  With 23 boutiques across the globe and a huge online presence across US and Europe, GRACE has become a global leader in the modern bridal world.

We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join our team as Merchandise Planner. The role is providing commercial insights and proposals to maximise business profits through the merchandise planning and data analysis. This role is required to determine merchandise requirements based on historical sales, current inventory levels and forecasted demand, across all channels. Please note that this is an internal vacancy.

The role would be full time working 7:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Thursday and 7:30am to 2:00pm Fridays (38 hours per week).

Key Responsibilities:

Work closely with Production and Inventory teams for merchandise planning across all channels

Manage open to buy

Summarize periodical sales performance, assess against budget / forecast and prior periods

Forecast for future merchandise buys based on historical sales and current inventory levels across all sales channels

Monitor and improve style efficiency and timing through planning process

Identify areas for investment and reduction at category, style, lining variation and size level

Propose actions to meet inventory and margin budgets

Identify market risks and opportunities

Work with inventory team to provide recommendations on future aged stock and exit strategy for discontinued styles

Set safety stock levels at SKU level and prevent excess inventory

Generate Supply plans for finished goods and raw materials and communicate demand to production managers and inventory supervisors

Manage product costing and maintain information integrity at SKU level

ERP system (NetSuite) alignment

Provide ongoing reporting and analysis of all levels of internal operational drivers such inventory management, WIP & routing, demand forecasting, production and labour metrics

Complete weekly reports on Production, Development, Procurement and Dispatch key metrics against targets and budgets

Working with key stakeholders to develop reporting tools that will drive efficiencies and performance

Provide data validation and maintenance of data sets that are consolidated and create reporting as appropriate to the required weekly, monthly, quarterly timelines

Complete solutions-based reports as requested by management

Ad hoc duties as required by management

Essential Knowledge/Behaviours:

Previous experience within a similar role

Bachelor level qualifications in Commerce, Business/Finance Analytics, IT Analytics or similar

Working knowledge of current merchandise planning methodology

Experience with industry recognized ERP systems. NetSuite experience highly desirable

Experience with procurement and inventory analysis and stock movement

Extensive knowledge and advanced experience using Excel is essential

Intermediate computer skills and MS office knowledge

Strong analytical and problem solving ability

Highest level of integrity and honesty

Exceptionally high attention to detail

Passionate and curious about key business drivers and providing support to business owners with key data

A strong work ethic and 'can do' attitude

The ability and enthusiasm to go above and beyond

Highly effective time management skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to meet daily goals and deadlines

Excellent verbal and written communication

Alignment with the Grace Loves Lace Mission and Values

GLL Benefits:

Work in beautiful Burleigh Heads based Operations and Production Facility 

Be a member of a highly passionate team in a growing business that is expanding both nationally and internationally

Continued support and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Generous employee discounts on bridal and occasional wear

Team rewards, monthly employee recognition program, bi-annual team celebrations and much, much more.

Candidates must possess full Australian working rights. Although we value the time and effort you have taken to apply for this role we will only be contacting candidates who have been successful at progressing through to interview stage. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in joining GLL.

Grace Loves Lace has always been, and always will be, committed to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment to our candidates, employees, customers, and suppliers. We are committed to equal opportunity and recruitment decisions are based on merit and business needs. We do not base decisions on any classifications protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable adjustments are available to qualified individuals.