(Strat) Planner - General Merchandise at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Advert Summary    

• To provide and manage a sales plan and product plan in order to meet financial targets, sales budgets, Return on Investment, Gross Profit and Gross Margin.

Minimum Requirements    

• University degree preferably numerical degree
• Knowledge of Merchandise SAP and EP systems or similar ERP advantageous
• Thorough knowledge of long lead-time procurement

Duties & Responsibilities    

• To complete seasonal budgets with the planning manager based on history and trends.
• Prepare seasonal strategy document to develop the merchandise assortment plan and submit the merchandise budget plans for approval.
• Responsible for pulling histories into the DPP/Seasonal Assortment Plans.
• Monitoring weekly stock management (OTB’s).
• Review outstanding purchases to active DPP – article groups and make recommendations on stock.
• To action monthly vendor re-projections on programs by re-projecting unit sales and unit buys.
• Responsible for all unit buy projections including local vendors, imports and SOS buys.
• Analyse monthly strike rates and communicate to buyer.
• Manage over and under stocked lines and request vendors to uplift stock where applicable.
• Monthly analyse of obsolete and discontinued stock.
• To manage stock into the DC.
• Responsible for projecting sales for promotions.
• Keep abreast of POS and manage all markdowns.

Competencies    

• Analytical Thinking
• Business Mindedness
• Communication
• Conceptual Thinking
• Planning and Organsing
• Controls Quality and Standards
• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Judgement
• Results Orientated