National Retailer - Retail / Merchandising Planner
National Retailer invites applications for Retail / Merchandising Planners, based in Durban North.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Partnered with the buyer to achieve a product strategy to gain maximum profitability.
- Manage alongside the buyer your given OTB.
- Analyses your product category sales weekly.
- Creation of product orders.
- Liaise with suppliers regarding new products and ordering of stock.
- Develop product strategy with the buyer to ensure targets are met.
- Identify new products in industry and compile a costing for these products taking all cost sectors into account.
- Liaise with the shipping department closely to ensure shipments were received on time and to avoid any delays.
- Liaise with the warehouse departments to ensure that goods are received and there is an efficient flow of goods into and out of the warehouse into our stores in a timely manner.
- Review slow moving stock and develop sales strategies.
- Extract & analyze financial KPIs & product performance against set plans by sub-department season, category & sub-category.
- Compile a draft report highlighting all issues that have impacted performance.
- Lead a discussion to develop an action plan that will maximize sales.
- Achieve product strategy plans to gain maximum profitability.
- Strategic management of stock within a portfolio while producing accurate figures for analysis.
- Review and analyze the work produced.
- Responsible for controlling the budget and managing the supply chain to ensure timely and correct delivery of stock.
- Responsible for achieving 55% of Division Sales.
- Forecasting of Yearly Sales.
- Forecasting Quarterly of Product buys.
- Analysis of product category past sales as well as current market and customer profile to assist in future buying decisions.
- Build the initial assortment plan.
- Review product orders.
- Liaise with suppliers regarding new products and ordering of stock.
- Develop product strategy with the Buyer to ensure targets are met.
- Identify new products in the industry and compile a costing for those products taking all cost sectors into account.
- Review slow moving stock and develop sales strategies.
- Liaise with the Area Managers regarding updates of products and solutions to general queries.
- Send out monthly stock cover and store performance reports to the product and operations team.
- Conduct Store Visits to review store performances as well as to ensure that merchandise is being displayed correctly.
- Reporting on new and existing stores to track performance and sales.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- 3 - 5 years solid merchandise planning experience in retail.
- Strong analytical and financial skills.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to handle pressure and multiple deadlines.
Living in Durban.
Own car and driver's license.
Package & Remuneration
Negotiable ctc.
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