Merchandise Planner
Our client in the Retail Industry requires the services of a Merchandise Planner to join their product team to develop and implement merchandise financial plans to optimise sales growth and merchandise profitability.
Duties & Responsibilities
Key performance areas:
- Development of the businesses planning function and associated processes to support ongoing merchandise profit growth and team alignment across merchandise strategic plans.
- Prepare timely merchandise category budgets values that support the brand’s product and retail plans.
- Work alongside the product team to create a balanced assortment buying plan that supports category financial plans and ensures sufficient in-branch option availability across categories.
- Prepare analysis and lead timely merchandise performance reviews to identify and act upon opportunities and interventions for positive performance improvement.
- Maintain category monthly financial plans that support financial targets, trading trends, and optimise performance. Ensure required resultant interventions from plan updates are communicated and actioned.
- Manage item life-cycle stages with the product and retail teams to ensure appropriate buying quantifications and discontinuation strategies are implemented.
- Monitor merchandise systems including sales and inventory data to ensure accuracy of reporting and interpretation thereof.
- Effective communication and interpersonal impact to ensure broader team clarity and alignment around the merchandise planning objectives, inputs, and outcomes.
- Assist and support with internal projects and tasks as business demands and needs require.
Desired Experience & Qualification
The successful candidate must have:
- Matric with a relevant tertiary degree.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a planner and/or relevant buying role.
- Strong knowledge and experience across buying, supply-chain, and retail processes.
- Proven knowledge and experience across merchandise budgeting and dynamic forecasting, including replenishment and planning methodologies.
- Proven knowledge and experience across merchandise assortment and range plan development.
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills with strong data handling capabilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 with an advanced level of Excel skills.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Package & Remuneration
To be discussed during the interview stage.
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