About This Role
This role involves ensuring that the correct stock is available at the right time and location throughout the business. You will manage inventory and replenishment, support the purchase order process, and use sales and stock data to identify opportunities and risks. Working with various stakeholders, you will optimize stock availability while minimizing aged and slow-moving inventory.
Responsibilities
- Manage replenishment strategies, monitor stock availability, review min/max levels, and adjust inventory requirements based on sales trends and seasonal events
- Monitor stock levels across locations, identify underperforming and slow-moving products, recommend actions such as markdowns or promotions, and coordinate stock transfers to optimise availability
- Manage the end-to-end PO-BL process, including raising purchase orders, tracking deliveries, resolving backorders, and proactively following up with suppliers to minimise delays
- Forecast sales, margin, markdowns and inventory levels, contribute to open-to-buy (OTB) planning, and ensure merchandise spending remains within approved budgets
- Prepare regular reports and analysis on brand performance, product performance, stock turn, markdowns and overall inventory health, providing insights to support commercial decision-making
- Support the achievement of category sales, gross profit and margin targets by regularly reviewing performance against targets and adjusting plans accordingly
- Develop strong relationships with suppliers and vendors while working collaboratively with Buyers, store teams, logistics, warehouse, marketing and other cross-functional stakeholders
- Maintain accurate product, supplier and stock information across systems and ensure master data integrity is maintained
- Collaborate with freight forwarders, logistics partners and warehouse teams to support efficient stock flow, delivery schedules and import/export requirements
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in a similar demand planning, merchandise planning, inventory planning or related role
- High level of analytical and numerical skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office capability
- Experience with automated replenishment systems
- High level of retail and product experience
- Strong attention to detail and data entry skills
- Highly adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced and changing environment
Benefits
- Team discounts off duty free purchases
- Lotte employee induction
- Recognition of service awards ($ Gift Cards)
- Long-term career and professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance program
