Job Description

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sponsibilities: your key responsibilities


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urrent Trade:


E

xtract & analyse store KPI's by sub department season.
C

omplete a draft report highlighting all issues impacting performance.
L

ead a discussion to develop an action plan that will maximize store sales, clearance & space.
C

ollaborating with the merchant planner re-forecast in-season store sales to adjust for the current trade variances.
C

onvert the store sales plan to a stock plan in OTS (Open to Ship) in order to adjust SAS (Strategic Allocation System) allocations.
R

eport variances & action plan in store size service levels & store cover ratios.


P

ost Mortem:


C

ollaborating with the merchant planner to review the previous season's zero-based plan (ZBP) in order to conclude the previous seasons missed opportunities.
S

ummarize in a post-mortem the previous seasons performance (sub department. store season KPI's, grade & portfolio) based off current trade reports & compile key lessons learnt.
C

omplete store grading in APS (Assortment Planning System) in order to provide the merchant planning team with unit buy recommendations which will inform their strategy.


S

easonal Strategy:


C

ollaborating with the merchant planner develop a seasonal strategy for the sub department which will include strategic objectives & a top line financial plan which is aligned to the previous seasons post mortem & growth opportunities in comparable, new, enhanced stores as well as reduced & discontinued stores.
C

ontribute to the strategy discussion & aggregate the seasonal strategy to be presented to the management team ensuring it is aligned to key company growth initiatives.


B

uilding an Assortment:


C

ollaborating with the merchant planner build the assortment plan in order to balance the assortment back to key strategic store requirements.
A

mend where required store grading & unit buys in order to finalize assortment to buy.
C

ontribute to the preparation of the required presentation documents in order to articulate variances to strategy in respect of profiles, grades & stores.


P

roduct Allocation/Stock Allocation:


C

ollaborate with Trainee Location Planner &/or Junior Location Planner to ensure all store performance deviations are actioned prior to final allocation finalization.
A

djust & balance the forward allocations checking that required units per store are met & that the strategic assortment shape is executed as per the OTS (Open to Ship) plan.
M

onitor units being accrued for new store openings & report on variances.
P

erform store consolidations in order to optimize store stock levels.


C

oaching & Development:
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