Merchandise Support Manager - Northern Suburbs (Cape) at PEP

Purpose of the job

• Ensuring optimised profitability, 
• Auditing a range of commodities that are the most wanted by the PEP consumer market
• Audit of appropriate margins and price points. 
• Coordination of information to support the merchandise team with decision-making.

Key Responsibilities 

• Operational result management 
• Customer management
• Leadership
• Management of Business units
• Manage relationships & influence tactical & strategic plans
• Ad hoc responsibilities 

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies 

• Tertiary qualification, preferably purchasing / business management, consumer market and/or marketing management 
• 5 to 10 years of Senior Management experience, across various departments
• Must have managed a team; 
• Must have managed own budget 
• Financial management skills; 
• Business and commercial Acumen; 
• Advanced computer skills; 
• Negotiation skills; 
• Meeting facilitation and presentation skills 
• In-depth understanding of the end-to-end supply chain process, including the buying process; the planning process; store operational process; systems & supply chain processes; 
• Consumer market knowledge and understanding
• In-depth marketing understanding; 
• In-depth product knowledge 
• G-Suite (advantageous)
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) 
• Code 8 Drivers Licence,  willingness to travel 
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills 
• Collaboration 
• Competencies: Leadership, Performing under pressure, Structuring, Creating Support, Commercial drive, Initiative, Analysing and forming opinions, Strategic Insight