Job Description

Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Western Cape
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: MARKET RELATED
EE position: No
Introduction
Ensuring that the Category Strategy is implemented and reflected on planograms in the most effective and visually appealing use of foods space by preparing, and/or maintaining store planograms, in adherence to display principles and maintaining chain store image.
Job description

• Ensure planograms continually match the store catalogue, the store meterage and the business blueprint layouts
• Creating planograms for new stores (or amending existing stores when new initiatives are introduced)
• Create and maintain model layouts per display groups / departments
• Capturing and tracking of all relevant info for new lines and seasonal launch products
• Ensure planograms are adapted to take account of changes in store sales trends
• Build productive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure optimal process flow
• Participate in departmental meetings, range reviews & category assessments.
• Ensure that there are on time launches and planogram downloads for foods windows.
• Understand the Category strategy and key financial performance indicators in order to ensure the right products has the right space and is in the right place.
• Evaluate Space for product range and catalogue.
• Increase TPLM based on space proportions for products.
• Participate, support and influence department reviews by ensuring that the KPI's analysis is ready for the reviews
• Drive profitability together with the matrix team
• Support Stores with category display queries and incidents.
• Conduct Audits & utilise reports to ensure a successful download.
• Utilise reporting tools in order to make informed decisions.

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 2-3 years of retail experience
• Good merchant & merchandising skills
• Store experience within a retail FMCG environment will be an advantage
• Understanding of space management principles and processes
• Understanding customer profiles, customer shopping behaviour & store formats and segmentation
• Understanding of basic business processes and how sales are generated
• Ability to analyse and interpret trends and impact of space planning on sales
• Ability to identify problems and to develop and implement a workable solution
• Ability to do detailed planning based on analyses - past and future events and ensure plans are followed through
• Computer literacy - Computer skills including spreadsheets, word processing and presentation packages
• Proactive, with the ability to anticipate events and plan for them
• Assertive communication skills
• Ability to be productive in a pressurised environment
• Adaptable - ability to adapt and change direction and focus quickly
• Team player - the willingness to adapt to team goals and work effectively with a group of colleagues in an interdependent way.
• Ability to interact with various individuals on different levels i.e matrix team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Customer centred - Understanding " Think Customer" first which ultimately affects the customer shopping experience. Willing to obtain, interpret and implement customer feedback
• Preference for working with detailed analytical tasks