Demand Planning Opportunities

Looking to master your craft with an industry leader? We’re always forecasting our next great hire.

At Kogan.com, our pace is fast and our product range is vast. While we might not have a live vacancy today, we are always building our pipeline for future greatness. We are welcoming expressions of interest from commercially savvy Demand Planners, Assistant Demand Planners, and Inventory Controllers who want to be part of our future success.

Reporting to our Head of Demand Planning, these roles are integral to driving accurate forecasting and optimal stock flow across our massive product range. If you are a proactive professional with an exceptional eye for detail, a curious mind, and a knack for streamlining processes, you'll thrive in our dynamic Purchasing team.

This is your chance to broaden your experience in a pure-play online retail environment and get on the radar of Australia and New Zealand's eCommerce pioneers.

Depending on your role, some of your responsibilities will include:

• Achieving forecast accuracy across all product lines by working closely with internal stakeholders on future demand
• Actively managing and monitoring inventory levels to achieve company goals and KPIs, ensuring purchase orders are accurate and on time
• Being proactive and proposing improvements to current processes, thinking critically, challenging yourself and others
• Ensuring timely import of products and stock management, to ensure an exceptional customer experience
• Understanding and minimising logistics and warehousing costs by effectively analysing inventory levels and purchase orders’ shipments sizes and frequency
• Regular demand analysis and audit to avoid potential stock outs and aged stock, taking corrective action where necessary
• Analysing performance of various product ranges and recommending actions to key stakeholders
• Ensure we have a minimal number of sold-out products, monitoring them and timely updating of prices, presale dates and stock levels
• Partnering with key stakeholders to ensure stock levels are sufficient, considering potential demand changes based on sales and / or promotional campaigns  

To be successful in this role, you should be:

• University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Commerce, Business, Mathematics or similar).
• Experienced within or have exposure to Demand Planning or Inventory / Stock Control, preferably within a Retail, eCommerce or FMCG environment. Experience with SAP or Netstock will be well regarded
• Highly analytical, logical and ready to delve into data - being able to evaluate offers and products quickly to determine if they’re of value to our customers is key.
• Able to develop strong and effective relationships, through excellent communication and negotiation skills