Assistant Planner

Join the Hermès Adventure

Hermès is an independent house founded in 1837. It has always nurtured a family spirit while keeping an open mind. The house takes a committed and responsible approach, putting people at the heart of its model to create the highest quality objects. Its designers, artisans and sellers come from different backgrounds and work together to build the Hermès dream, injecting their expertise and exacting standards into each stage of the process. Driven by the desire to transmit, our teams also strive to reinvent themselves every day, with you.

So, saddle up and join the Hermès Adventure!

Application

In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:

• What is your motivation to apply for Hermès?
• What do you know about Hermès?
• If you were an Hermès piece, what would you be and why?
  
  

Eligibility

To be an eligible candidate for this position, we kindly ask that you have full working rights within Australia.

Our Commitment

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès Australia, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès Australia we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves.

At Hermès, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, colour, religion, sex, age, nationality, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Overall Mission

Support the Merchandise Team in the analysis, control, and optimization of merchandise deployment for Hermès Australia. Act as a key a commercial liaison, between the office and the boutiques.

Sales and Stock Reporting

• Consolidate and monitor daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic sales evolution reports across product categories
• Provide cyclical and ad hoc reporting of sales and stock performance, delivering real-time, business-critical information to the Merchandise Team and the broader group
  
  

Reordering, Client Order and Stock Management Support

• Coordinate and manage daily client orders and queries from boutiques (Store Managers, Operations Managers, BOH team). Owning the client order management process, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution, and exceptional client experience
• Assist the Merchandise team on stock forecasting needs for reorderable lines/categories, owning the ordering process and stock portfolio
• Support the Merchandise Team in optimizing stock balance via cyclical and ad hoc transfers between stores as well as globally
  
  

Other

• Support the Merchandise Team on Pricing Management, Reporting and Template preparations for key moments such as Buying periods and Business Review meetings, Exceptional / Staff Sale preparation, and the circulation of inter-department communications initiated by the Merchandise Team
• Support the Merchandise Team in receiving and addressing daily merchandise related queries and problem solving for store teams and other departments
  
  

Performance criteria

• Achieve the targets set during the annual appraisal / review
• Communication timelessness with internal stakeholders
• Achieve optimized stock efficiency for the subsidiary
• Contribute to the overall development of the Hermes House
  
  

Candidate Profile

• Demonstrates a strong interest in merchandise and emerging industry trends
• Possesses a strong analytical mindset, with a high degree of numeracy
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Marketing, Fashion, Merchandising, or related field preferred. Prior experience as a Planning or Merchandise Assistant is favourable
• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Able to work well collaboratively with others, both within the Merchandise Team and other departments
• Technologically adept, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills and the ability to quickly learn new retail and data reporting systems
• Functions effectively both autonomously and as part of a team, demonstrating initiative, responsibility, and self-motivation
• Brings a highly organized and methodical approach to time and priority management
  
  

"A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 23 200 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in nearly 300 stores around the world"