Integrated Planner

Our goal is to be the world’s most loved beauty destination. As we continue to source and offer the best and most exciting curation of global beauty, we need to ensure that every single customer can experience the MECCA magic, whether it in store or online.

To ensure that we deliver this to our amazing customers, we are embarking on a 3-year Supply Chain transformation and are looking for our next Integrated Planner to be a part of driving a world-class demand function that connects our brands to their sales targets, and our customers to their products of choice!

The Role You Could Play:

Our Integrated Planner will own the demand & supply planning process within S&OP and continuous improvement across specific brand categories.

Day to day you will be responsible for driving demand consensus, preparing and facilitating the demand review with both internal and external stakeholders, as well as ensuring store and Distribution Centre’s (DC) availability is best in class.

You will manage our brand delivery-in-full performance and partner with the brand team to execute and reach commercial targets, supporting efforts to lower CODB and drive efficiencies.

In this role you will also be responsible for:

• Ensuring data accuracy in both historical data (cleansing) and new data setup – one touch, single source of truth
• Continuously improving processes and forecast accuracy in alignment with business initiatives to meet MECCA’s customer availability goal and drive commerciality for our brand partners
• Managing the system forecast performance, adjusting forecast methods and proactively collaborating on inventory policy adjustment with the Supply Operations team
• Collaborating with store operations, merchandise, digital, marketing and supply chain functions in a category management structure to generate a consensus forecast
• Collaborating with internal brand teams on forecast creation for new items and ranges, including cannibalization strategies and ranging levels
• Looking after the flow of stock from Brands to DC and manage the purchase order lifecycle

What You Will Bring:

You will utilize your impressive inventory, analytical and planning skills and develop operational efficiencies to effectively estimate and manage forecasting demand and inventory levels for your designated brands.

We are also looking for talented individuals who live and breathe our values and do whatever it takes to embrace a positive and energetic culture. If you are passionate about our company and the operations that support it, then this may be your next exciting opportunity.

We are also looking for:

• Demand and supply planning experience in Retail / FMCG or like industry
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships
• Analytical skills, ability to identify patterns and trends and the business implications
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability at problem solving
• ERP systems experience

Your Life at MECCA

Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn’t be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated each and every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Some of our other team member benefits include:

• Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
• Health and well-being initiatives
• Reward and recognition programs
• Access to bonus and incentive programs
• Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy

There are also so many other ways in which you’ll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.

To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca and for all current opportunities, visit www.mecca.com.au/careers