Trainee Planner - B4A Cape Town
The Building Company
2023-07-25 Cape Town CBD
Job Ref #: 3023600201
Industry: Retail
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
To translate the sales and profit budget for the category into the most appropriate apportioning into the relevant components (i.e., stock, margin, provisions) and then to accurately forecast, monitor and analyse performance against budgets and make recommendations in order for the category to achieve its sales and profitability targets
Job Description
· To assist with monitoring, analysing, interpreting, and mining all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges
· To assist with identifying opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category
· To assist with managing the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers
· To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved
· To play an assisting role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team
· To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy
· Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with:
· Honesty
· Respect
· Accountability
· Resourcefulness
· Energy
· Living and displaying the company culture through behaviours such as:
· customer centricity
· effective self-management and teamwork
· effective change management
Job Requirements
Minimum of 6-12 months relevant experience of planning within a high complexity/large category environment (essential);
Experience gained in the relevant studies area of finance, marketing, logistics or law
Experience in a people influencing/leadership (desirable)