11 Oct
The HR
Durban
Reference: Dur000235-Kerry-1Well established and fast-growing retailer is recruiting a Senior Retail Planner. The Planner's primary function is to drive sales and profitability (GP) through the category management of sales, stock, OTB and margin.
Key Requirements:
Grade 12/ Matric
Relevant 3-year Degree/ Diploma
Min 3-5 years relevant Retail Planning experience accountable for own area and managing allocators / order clerks.
Advanced knowledge of excel, retail systems and general computer skills
Must be able to run pivot tables and do vlookup functions and create and maintain advanced reports
Must understand forecasting aspect of planning and interaction of key KPI’s.
Good articulation with excellent English written & verbal communication skills
Good numerical, analytical thinking & logical problem-solving skills
Strong merchant, trader and commercial mentality
Attention to detail
Job functions:
Forecast sales and stock on the planning templates based on current trend, performance and opportunities.
Ensure that category stock holding is in line with budget / forecast and manage the OTB accordingly.
Make commercial recommendations based on current trade and propose actions.
Assortment planning and assist in product ranging.
Analyse size curves at store level as well as other key user defined attributes.
Seasonal analysis and post mortem with corresponding strategy and range planning.
Responsible for developing and translating departmental pre-season merchandise strategies into executable in-season merchandise plans.
Establish pre-season sales and margin plans, together with the inventory levels required to support them.
In season,
re-project sales and markdowns in consideration with the impact on margin.
Manage the allocation teams to balance inventory and assortment across the stores to ensure the right stock is in the right store at the right time.
Provide financial strategies for sales, markdowns, inventory and gross margin, and also responsible for accurate in-season forecasting, driving course corrections and improvements based on variances between actual results and the plan.
Work closely in a team with buyers and allocators to make sure the range is executed.
Liaise with buying departments regarding style performance.
Control the budget and manage the supply chain of the different categories / departments.
Strategically manage stock and produce accurate figures for analysis.
Grade stores and calculate units buys for the buying team in order to support the strategy.
▶️ Senior Retail Planner
🖊️ The HR
📍 Durban