Junior Merchandise Planner

White Fox is a globally recognised fashion brand loved by babes and celebs worldwide. 

Established in 2013 and based in Sydney, Australia, White Fox has quickly become the go-to online fashion destination and is continuing to take over wardrobes everywhere. 

An exciting role has become available for a Merchandise Planner to join the White Fox family at our stunning office in Rosebery. 

Supporting the Planning Manager, you’ll use your merchandise planning fundamentals to help drive growth with a highly analytical and data-driven approach. We’re looking for someone positive, proactive, and eager to join our fantastic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the merchandise planning team to deliver trading actions, aligning the overarching business financial plans
• Forecast and maintain category WSSI’s to be signed off by the Planning Manager
• Own product categories, form and deliver product strategies to drive business growth
• Ensure optimal stock levels to minimise overstocking, balancing profitability and customer satisfaction
• Provide weekly summary of key performance indicators within departments of responsibility and the wider business, relating to sales, stock, profit, versus budget and last year
• Ensure the correct balance of newness, repeat business, width, depth, pricing architecture, colour and category mix is planned
• Build a balanced option plan to deliver the brand strategy taking into account the 3 key markets
• Present weekly trade and monthly SWOT’s to key stakeholders 
• Perform ad hoc reporting as required by the business and across different business units
• Develop short term and long term category strategies with the Buyer to maximise business trade
• Maintain Clear As You Go Strategy to keep stock efficient
• Be proactive in proposing ways of working improvements in a fast paced ever evolving environment
• Help prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Merchandise Planning role
• Experience in Ecommerce is essential
• Experience with planning software is preferred
• Experience within a fashion retailer is preferred
• Tertiary qualification with an emphasis in Retail, Business, or Finance is an advantage
• Strong collaboration and teamwork focus
• Good organisational and time management skills; ability to meet deadlines and self-manage
• Initiative in identifying opportunities and engaging the team to execute on these
• Aptitude for numbers and an outstanding attention to detail
• Resourceful in finding solutions to problems and creating efficiency
• Ability to understand and use systems
• Advanced Excel skills
• Collaborate and build great relationship with team members

Benefits

• Stunning office, Rosebery location, walking distance Green Square train station
• Generous monthly clothing allowance + ongoing discounts
• Onsite gym, kitchen stocked with goodies
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, including lunch and learn sessions
• High growth company with career progression available