Inventory Planner
Inventory Planner
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Job Description
As an inventory planner responsibilities include both demand management and inventory planning of specific product lines. The planner ensures an adequate supply of product to service customer needs while minimizing working inventory investment by assessing demand activity. The planner will reflect demand changes in our planning systems to ensure high accuracy of forecast needs and ensure accuracy in inventory records item usage history and forecasting files.
The key responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the following.
- Develop inventory management plans to support day to day operations product launches and promotions
- Creating purchase orders to suppliers within category open to buy
- Constant interaction with sales and assessment of demand requirements. Reflect changes in SKU level forecasts
- Conduct financial risk assessments on perspective purchases
- Support the retail store network with all inventory related enquires
- Conduct root cause analysis when necessary
- Identify current and potential product shortages develop and execute recovery advise interested parties of status and recovery plans
- Maintain and update master files items vendors pricing etc.
- Coordinate SKU level unit forecasts within agreed to Product Category revenue expectations
- Achieve consensus on operating plans and inventory goals
- Provide reports and requested information to product manager as needed
- Develop systems and procedures required to meet service and inventory turn objectives
- Build rapport and manage the relationships with suppliers
- Assist product manager in category promotional activity across ATL and BTL
- Maintain store merchandising planograms
- Assist product manager in developing new merchandising material (POS) as required and to work with the category development team on
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor degree in Business Accounting or equivalent education and experience (preferred but not essential)
- Knowledge of Computer Hardware (preferred but not essential)
- Retail Industry Experience
Additional Information :
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity with us please click apply and upload your CV. All applications are strictly confidential.
JB HiFi Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a work environment that promotes diversity and inclusion. If this opportunity excites you (even if you feel that you dont meet 100 of the criteria) please dont hesitate to apply!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
