Aje - Wholesale Planning & Operations Manager

Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful. 

Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store environment, bringing our customers a confidence and beauty that elevates their every day to an occasion. 

Join icon fashion house Aje as Wholesale Planning & Operations Manager at our Aje Head Office in Redfern.

About this opportunity:

Strategy, Planning & Commercial Performance:

• Support the Head of Global Wholesale in building and executing the global wholesale strategy
• Lead financial planning across seasonal markets including budgets, forecasts and OTB tracking
• Own commercial analysis across regions, partners and categories to identify risks and opportunities
• Drive range and inventory planning in collaboration with Product and Merchandising teams
• Support business development through financial modelling and partner planning
• Establish clear reporting frameworks to track performance vs budget and prior seasons

Account Planning & Business Support:

• Partner with Sales team on account planning, ensuring alignment between sell-in strategy and financial targets
• Provide insights to support partner negotiations, including margin, pricing and inventory optimisation
• Track and manage partner performance including sell-through, intake margin and stock health
• Support strategic initiatives across Tier 1 accounts, ensuring commercial viability and execution

Logistics & Fulfilment Operations:

• Oversee end-to-end wholesale logistics including shipping, freight and warehouse coordination
• Ensure compliance across all markets including documentation, customs and regulatory requirements
• Manage invoicing processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Oversee payment tracking, credit management and reconciliation processes
• Partner with Finance to ensure alignment on revenue recognition and cash flow

Order Management & Systems:

• Manage and optimise wholesale systems including JOOR, NuOrder and AP21
• Maintain and oversee AP21 order setup, integrity and ongoing management across all wholesale orders

Operational Excellence & Process Improvement:

• Support showroom and market preparation from an operational and planning perspective
• Build and implement scalable processes to support global wholesale growth
• Identify inefficiencies across planning and operations and implement solutions

You will bring:

• International wholesale operations experience
• Deep understanding of wholesale operations including order lifecycle, logistics and compliance 
• Strong working knowledge of AP21 (order management, setup, amendments and reconciliation)
• Experience working with wholesale platforms (JOOR, NuOrder) and ERP systems
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to influence cross-functionally
  

What do we offer? 

• Generous salary packaging
• It is hard not to embrace the Aje style with generous employee discounts, staff wardrobes, pre-order programs, clothing allowances and regular sample sales
• Your growth is our growth, training and development programs are recommended and encouraged! 
• Career progression
• Celebrate milestones such as, Birthdays with Aje leave benefits
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program designed to support your wellbeing
• No key achievement and success goes unnoticed 
• Referral incentives