As a Demand Planner, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the right products are available at the right time across the MECCA network. This is a fixed-term contract through to 27 August 2027, offering the opportunity to partner closely with Brand teams to lead demand forecasting and replenishment planning, proactively identify risks and opportunities, optimise inventory, improve forecast accuracy, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
The Role You Could Play:
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create a consensus sales forecast, adjusting as necessary to address abnormal trends or demand.
Oversee the lifecycle of demand changes, including new product development (NPD), events, campaigns, and product exits.
Partner with brand teams on forecasting for new items, ensuring alignment on product ranges and strategies such as cannibalization.
Place and manage purchase orders in alignment with the brand’s order placement cycle.
Manage the product ordering process to meet KPIs for stock availability, service levels, and stock holding.
Ensure stock availability for events to deliver exceptional customer experiences and sales performance.
What You Will Bring:
Proven experience in demand and supply planning.
Retail or FMCG experience is highly desirable.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.
High-level interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across various teams.
Knowledge of merchandise management and/or supply chain systems
Strong problem-solving abilities and a creative approach to systems challenges.
Your Life At MECCA
Whilst we are 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
Access to quarterly product allowance
Up to 40% discount
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 http://www.mecca.com.au/careerswww.mecca.com.au/careers
Skills Required
- Proven experience in demand and supply planning.
- Retail or FMCG experience.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.
- High-level interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of merchandise management and/or supply chain systems.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and creative approach to systems challenges.
What We Do
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to feel and look their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands (+ more), coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have over 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day. Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or our Distribution Centre (DC), you will be an integral part of the MECCA family. Our Retail Store teams are known for their energy, passion and expertise; bringing MECCA to life and helping us deliver on our purpose across four unique concepts – MECCA Cosmetica, MECCA Maxima, MECCA and our online stores (mecca.com.au and meccabeauty.co.nz). Working in our Support Centre will give you the opportunity to be part of high-impact, cross-functional projects, where you will get to immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies and market-leading innovations. Not only do we work with over 150 of the best global beauty brands, we also develop, produce and distribute MECCA’s very own signature line of products. From supply chain to digital design, from software development to strategy, and everything in between, we are looking for diverse people from all backgrounds to continually challenge our way of thinking. Last but certainly not least, our rapidly expanding DC teams are the backbone of our operations and are key to the delivery of a seamless customer experience through online fulfillment and ensuring our stores have the right products at the right time.
