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Integrated Business Planning Manager

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S&OP Process & System Management

  • Facilitate and continuously evolve the ASICS Oceania Integrated Business Planning (IBP/S&OP) process, ensuring all templates, systems and deliverables are fit for purpose, consistently executed and aligned to best-practice planning standards
  • Partner with Demand and Supply Planners to ensure all Plans are complete, achievable and aligned with total business Strategic directions, Inventory targets and Operational limits
  • Support the monthly Executive S&OP review, presenting a clear, data-driven narrative of the forward business outlook including Product and Channel performance and quantified Risks and Opportunities requiring leadership decision or action
  • Align on Planned outcomes with Finance ensuring a consistent bridge to P&L and Balance Sheet plans

Seasonal Critical Path Management

  • Lead end-to-end Seasonal Calendar management across all business functions, ensuring Pre-Season milestones support Product Development and Range Architecture processes, Sell-In activities are executed on schedule with appropriate plans in place, and In-Season and Outlet trading milestones are achieved with appropriate governance
  • Drive a more proactive and better-planned business by accelerating milestone achievement, surfacing timeline risks earlier in the planning cycle, and identifying process or system improvement opportunities
  • Act as the central coordination point between Sales, Product, Operations, Finance and Planning teams to resolve cross-functional planning and timeline conflicts and maintain critical path integrity

Assortment and Pre Season Product Planning

  • Own the AOP Option planning process ensuring Product Teams have suitable Range Architecture plans to initiate the Seasonal Development Process, and that Sales and Assortment Teams have commercially built Option Plans to range within
  • Manage a single, authoritative AOP Seasonal Line List encompassing Products and Attributes, Intake Margin Metrics, Demand Plan Forecasts, Range selections, Lifecycle dates and all key ranging parameters ensuring one version of the truth is accessible and consistently used across functions
  • Own and manage the Intake Margin Plan, proactively identifying opportunities to improve overall Operating Income through Product mix optimisation, Pricing strategy and channel allocation decisions
  • Conduct analysis to identify pricing opportunities ensuring the Seasonal range remains commercially positioned and margin targets are protected

Trade Insights, Actions and Outcomes

  • Generate actionable Omni channel trade insights that directly improve in-season trading performance and drive measurable improvement across key commercial KPIs
  • Lead Gross Margin analysis across Intake vs Traded results identifying in season opportunities to improve Margin and recommend corrective actions to grow GM$
  • Manage the EoS Product Hindsight process consolidating input from Channel Planners and Sales Teams to produce structured learnings that directly inform future range and planning decisions
  • Conduct Options Productivity and Tail Analysis to support ongoing SKU rationalisation and surface ranging opportunities to expand and drive sales

Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership

  • Facilitate cross-functional alignment across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Product and Supply Chain, building a planning culture that values data-led decision-making and proactive risk management

In return, we offer:

  • An exciting permanent opportunity with a market leading global brand
  • Salary + bonuses + 17.5% annual leave loading + paid parental leave
  • Flexible hybrid work options using a ‘moments that matter’ way of working
  • Convenient Marsden Park location in a new head office facility, closely connected to the M7, with ample free parking
  • Free onsite gym and personal training sessions
  • Onsite Physio services available
  • Generous staff discount – up to 25% off wholesale!
  • A learning & development culture with personal access to LinkedIn Learning, 'move your mind' learning sessions, study leave and targeted role specific training
  • A collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team culture with career growth opportunities – We love promoting from within!
  • Opportunities to give back through community and team events

That’s enough about us! Here’s what we hope to see from you:

  • Prior Experience in Merchandise Planning at a Manager level
  • Established ability to lead and motivate a team
  • Able to communicate and influence commercially with a well-intentioned point of view
  • Demonstrated good commercial/business acumen
  • Attention to detail
  • Exceptional organisation skills and ability to prioritise effectively
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to deliver tight deadlines
  • High level initiative, enthusiasm, and self-motivation
  • A resilient yet flexible approach and be capable of working autonomously and in a team, within a dynamic fast changing environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  • Confidence in a broad range of software packages (Microsoft Office intermediate level, including Excel, Word and Outlook) and google programs (such as mail, drive and sheets).
  • The ability to think strategically and identify key opportunities and improvements.
  • High level professionalism, consistent manner.

ASICS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, where everyones ideas and contributions are respected. We are committed to engaging a diverse workforce, and our hiring decisions are made with the best candidate for the role at the forefront. We encourage people of all ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds to apply to join our team.