About Us

Pedal Group is the parent company of 99 Bikes and Advance Traders and is Australia’s largest bicycle company. Backed by major investor Flight Centre in 2008, we now have over 800 employee shareholders. Pedal Group operates 70+ bicycle retail stores, two wholesale distribution businesses, and a commercial property business. Originally from Brisbane, we now serve cyclists across Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Why Join Pedal Group?

Flexibility - We believe excellent outcomes and results are more important than set hours

Be recognised and rewarded for your achievements – as well as monthly awards and events, our top 10% of high achievers fly off to an all-inclusive annual Global Gathering – 2023’s was in Whistler, Canada and 2024 was in Hakuba, Japan.

Enjoy unmatched career opportunities – we promote from within wherever possible, and our people have become Team Leaders, State Leaders, Product/Online/Marketing Specialists and even GMs.

Grow your skills and expertise – we have our own 7-program Leadership Academy and we offer $1000 pp per year for a self-development activity such as attending a wellness retreat or getting some personal mentoring.

Save money – we pay our people to ride to work, offer cost price on bike products and discount prices on travel products (through our shareholder Flight Centre), plus we offer other extras like a paid parental leave package and free counseling services.

Grow your wealth – buy in or be allocated reward shares as part of our Employee Share Scheme which started at 99c per share and is now worth $5 per share. Our goal is for employees to own over 54% of the company by 2027.

Give back to the community – we donate 1% of our total wage bill to the charity of our people’s choice. Past recipients include RSPCA, Beyond Blue and the Children’s Cancer Institute.

Do good to the planet - we are committed to reducing our social and environmental impact and became B-Corp certified in Dec 2023. eg 75% of our shops are now solar-powered, all of our packaging is 100% recyclable and our used bike tyres are re-purposed for the surface of kid’s playgrounds.

About the Role

Planning is an expanding function within our business with significant opportunities. This role focuses on Demand & Supply planning for Pedal Group. We are seeking an analytical, problem solving, action driver who can own elements of our Demand & Supply planning processes, assisting their team in executing great commercial decisions. This is a great opportunity for any driven individual who would like to learn about our business and develop an amazing career in Planning!

Key Responsibilities:

• Guiding and mentoring the Bikes Planners to deliver exceptional business performance

• Building & Maintaining accurate demand plans for Bikes Categories

• Determining Purchase requirements for the Bikes Categories and submission of orders by production deadlines

• Maintenance of Supply plans & working with suppliers to ensure optimal execution

• Driving forecast accuracy improvements & minimizing key segment out of stocks

• Collaborating with other internal teams to drive strong commercial outcomes

• Management of inventory based on quantity and quality measures

• Driving data and system/process improvement

• Transparent reporting/Analysis for the Product Team

Skills and Experience

• DRIVE - Must have exceptional drive to achieve goals, exceed expectations, and thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment

• ADAPTABILITY - Must demonstrate strong adaptability to thrive in dynamic environments, embrace change, and quickly adjust to shifting priorities and challenges

• RESILIENCE - Must show resilience to overcome setbacks, maintain focus under pressure, and persist in achieving goals despite challenges

• Minimum 3 Years Planning Experience

• Ability to work autonomously and within a team

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal

• Advanced level MS Excel skills

• Experience with NetSuite ERP preferred but not essential