Merchandise Analyst and Communications Coordinator
29/04/2024
27/05/2024
Temporary
Darwin
Merchandise
About Outback Stores
At Outback Stores we aspire to be the Australian retailer of choice within the most beautiful and remote communities across Australia. We provide an uninterrupted supply of nutritious, fresh, and affordable food for the remote aboriginal communities.
Our objective is to make a positive difference in the health, employment, and wellbeing of Indigenous communities. We manage across Australia 54 Stores situated in the NT, NSW, QLD, SA, and WA region.
Job Description
Primary Objective:
Develops and executes strategies to effectively manage two-way communication between Source and Supply team, Stores and other internal stakeholders. Conducts data analysis in support of the Source and Supply team, developing best practice data management and reporting processes to positively influence decision making in business.
This role is a fixed term position for 12 months, to cover leave for this time.
Desired Skills and Experience
Key Accountabilities: Merchandising
• Maintains effective communication with stores and internal stakeholders throughout Outback Stores.
• Manages and maintains the Retail Activity Planner (RAP) for Outback Stores.
• Administrates and maintains Project Management Platforms and documentation.
• First contact for Store for Merchandise, Supply chain and Nutrition tickets and queries.
• Assists in generating the analysing weekly data, scrutinising unsatisfactory margins, sales and social metrics.
• Assists in price administration duties.
• Assists in evaluation of the marketing and store information together with historical data and forward trends to develop the department’s plans.
Compliance
• Complete all tasks in line with Outback Stores Policies and Procedures;
• Assist in the review of policies, procedures, documentation and forms.
Administration
• Provides communications support to the Source and Supply team.
• Provide administration support to the Source and Supply Team.
• Contribute to the management of all documents to meet audit requirements
• Ad hoc administration duties in line with experience as required.
Desired Qualifications
• Certificate III in Retail;
• Tertiary qualifications in finance or communications.
• Hold (or able to obtain) Working with Childrens Check and National Police Certificate.
• Current unrestricted driver’s licence
Expertise
• Two years plus administration or retail experience;
• Proven experience in retail.
• Ability to analyse data;
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft suite;
• Experience in Grocery Manager POS advantageous but not essential
• Indigenous heritage highly valued.
