This is an Established Planner - Menswear role with our client based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.

More about the Established Planner - Menswear role:

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for an experienced Junior Planner/ Planner to join our menswear team.

It’s calling for someone who lives, breathes, and dreams all things fashion! If you’re a highly skilled planner who’s obsessed with the thrill of forecasting trends and creating collections that inspire, then this is your chance to be part of a team that dreams BIG and brings it all to life.

About the Role

• Communicates confidently with senior management and uses their influence and knowledge to drive department growth
• Manages the BUB process, working collaboratively with Buying to achieve deadlines and ensures the brand strategy aligns with department strategy
• Manages a WSSI, owns the forecasting and presents in reforecast meetings
• Effectively manages prioritization of own and direct team’s workload during peak planning periods
• Reviews in season and post season performance, giving recommendations of areas to focus on, grow and decline
• Ensure all tools & reporting are set up to ensure the buying team can make fact based decisions
• Mitigates risk by identifying problem areas and having bias for action
• Strives for continuous improvement in own department, whether it be processes, systems or tools
• Drives the department strategy and contributes to the wider segment strategy
• Develops a mid to long term strategic view to drive growth and profit for the department
• Suggests actions to take based on potential future concerns, either based on economic or social trends
• Works closely with the Planning Manager and Buyers to maximize profit for the season
• Monitors all facets of the department, implements plans for any underperforming categories and brands and identifies ways to potentialise opportunities
• Proposes marketing campaigns to the planning manager ensuring promotional activity delivers the best possible outcome, retaining margin

Key Skills

• Collaborates cross departmentally, establishing strong relationships with other Category Management departments. Uses these relationships to strengthen department’s position
• Works cross-functionally, establishing strong relationships with key departments. Uses these relationships to strengthen department’s position
• Embraces and drives positive change across the department

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

• 🔁 Manage the BUB Process
• 📈 Manage a WSSI
• ❗Mitigate Risk

Key Strengths

• 🔍 Attention to detail
• 📊 Results orientation
• 👥 Collaboration

Why our client is partnering with Hatch on this role: Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.