Product Planner: Ackermans Woman - Cape Town at Ackermans

• This position, reporting directly to the Planning Manager, is an exciting and challenging opportunity that will require the successful candidate to contribute significantly to enabling the business to achieve it’s short- and long-term growth and profitability objectives.

Qualifications    

• A Grade 12 certificate is an essential requirement.
• A qualification would be a definite advantage. Preferred qualifications are:
• Comm./ B. Science degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Stats and Business Science OR
• National Diploma majoring in Internal Auditing and Cost and Management Accounting OR
• National Diploma in Financial Information Systems

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
Knowledge of:

• the retail merchandise cycle with regards to Buying, Planning, Logistics and Stores
• seasonal & non-seasonal replenishments
• the SA retail clothing market, Customers and competitors

Skills required:

• Sound numerical skills
• Analytical thinking & logical problem-solving skills
• Sound commercial mentality
• Interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Planning, organising & time management skills
• Conflict resolution skills

The ability to be:

• resilient, have tenacity and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
• methodical, detail-orientated and accurate
• deadline-orientated
• assertive

The ability to:

• remain flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances
• create a shared vision and to positively influence others make decisions
• communicate effectively at all levels
• be self-motivated, take responsibility and have a sense of pride in one’s work
• A strong sense of integrity

Experience required:

• A minimum of 2-3 years previous experience in product planning within a relevant retail environment is an important requirement.

The following additional experience would be ideal:

• Experience in fashion, replenishment, and assortment planning
• Prior store planning experience
• Previous store management experience (1 – 2 years)
• Previous exposure to general logistics and supply chain processes
• Experience working in planning systems such as, Enterprise Planning, Location Planning, Assortment Planning, Allocation Planning and/or Just Enough
• Experience in building seasonal assortment plans would be an advantage
• A working knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages (Word & Excel) is essential. Experience in working at an advanced level in Excel would be a definite advantage.

Key Responsibilities    

• Delivering and implementing departmental business plans that support the SBU’s merchandise strategy.
• Managing departmental forecasts to achieve agreed departmental growth and profitability as per the Business Plan.
• Preparing and delivering merchandise assortment plans that support the signed-off departmental business strategy.
• Ensuring sufficient inflows to maintaining agreed replenishment service levels to achieve agreed departmental growth and profitability as per the Business Plan.
• Providing accurate and timeous merchandise information to minimise risk and optimise business opportunities.
• Executing and managing project plans to achieve the agreed objectives (if applicable).

Closing Date    
2023/07/20