IStore Planner - Supply Chain - Sandton at Core Group

Requirements: 

• Completed Matric. 
• Completed degree in supply chain would be beneficial. 
• 3 years experience within order management of supply chain. 
• Experience within retail industry is essential. 
• Must be able to demonstrate planning ability within current role. 

Responsibilities: 

• Produce quarterly sales forecasts for all lines of business, and all stores.
• Optimise planning initiatives with the objective that sales are maximised with the minimum
• stockholding.
• Actively manage the full product range for LOB the iStore business and by store.
• Identify category growth strategies and build forecasts around this thinking.
• Plan product execution for product launches.
• Accurate forecast of sell out & sell in potential.
• Actively highlight slow sellers, EOL, iCU, Aged stock for Sale, Deal Days or promotional
• activities
• Plan & actively manage model stock for replenishment lines as well as optimums for new
• product.
• Analysis, investigation and management of stock and action plans to manage slow
• movers, EOL, Open Box, Returns, SOH, Faulty stock, Ageing, Celullar stock, Accessories.
• Ensure SLA with warehouse are adhered to
• Reduction and clearance of Aged stock
• Manage price protection process and reconciliation. Ensure iStore margin maintained,
• and actively manage sellout of product.
• Ensure successful claims from suppliers
• Daily accurate allocations and on time submission to Warehouse
• Listing of new products and maintaining Pricing, SKU codes, descriptions etc.
• Management of ordering from external suppliers
• Manage stock allocation and requests, pricing queries received from Stores, Visual
• Merchandising guidelines and Accessory Range queries, communicating price changes,
• advising on pricing for Open Box units.