Job Description

Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
Assist and support the Planner with administrative tasks and analysis required to deliver optimum availability and profitable stock investments.
Job description
Develop and Execute Channel Plan

• Develop cross plan per centralised grading parameters in line with critical path.

Ensure exceptions are executed as agreed with Central Planning.

• Ensure New Stores are stocked to plan - in line with Location brief and critical

path.

• Conduct Post seasonal analysis with regards to size, store and product

performance and identify exceptions to inform grading exceptions (move to
data analysis).

• Maintain On the Dot parameter tool timeously to inform agreed stock

parameters and optimised sales.
Develop and Execute Allocations

• Prioritise allocations based on trading, monthly launches and monthly intake

forecast.

• Monitor and analyse store performance against plan and provide accurate and

timeous information to optimise decision making.

• Capture and update sizing ratios in RMS and sizing tool.
• Create size profile & size ratios for each product to optimise allocations and

future orders.
Data analysis & reporting

• Analyse store performance and provide accurate and timeous information to

optimise business decision making.

• Conduct grade analysis and present findings to planner and central planning

team for action.

• Check In-season exceptions and suggest possible resolution to planner or

action where appropriate. For example - availability, size profile including on
order ratio.

• Assist stores in resolving any queries relating to stock.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant retail/ business qualification
• 2 years retail experience( minimum)
• Numerical, analytical and interpretive ability
• Analytical capability (core skill, non-negotiable)
• Efficient and accurate attention to detail
• Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
• Good working knowledge of computer software, with intermediate to advanced working experience on Excel and Cognos reporting skills
• Assertive, effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Action orientated and deadline driven
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to use own initiative and be proactive
• Ability to work independently and decision making-ability
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Customer Service Orientation
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with confidence