Exciting New Jobs at Ares Holdings

Stores 

• Own variance checks and reporting frequency on all system (all channel) alignment. 
• Own virtual location management on SAP (all channels) 
• Assist Area Managers with inter-branch transfers, verifying data integrity throughout the process. 

Stock counts: 

• Partner with stakeholders to complete 1 comprehensive stock counts per quarter across all stores. Including reporting on stock lost per store/location. 
• Responsible for daily cycle counts execution and into actionable insights to pinpoint stock loss causes and suggest preventive measures. 
• Reconcile various systems to ensure they align and investigate variances between the ERP system's and report any gaps in procedure related IBT’s and transfers. 

System Integrations 

• Collaborate with IT and warehouse personnel to troubleshoot and resolve inventory data discrepancies. 
• Maintain system alignment by keeping track of all integrations relating to stock in and out of stores (between ERP/Cargowrite/POS systems) 
• Conduct regular data reconciliations between planning, ERP and POS to identify and investigate any inconsistencies in inventory levels. 
• Develop and implement procedures for ensuring ongoing data integrity across all systems. 
• Investigate and resolve any data variances that arise from system integrations. 
• Manage sales integrations from POS systems to the ERP, ensuring accurate Sales Order History (SOH) data. 
• Responsible for DM1 locations including monthly DSV site visits and SAP management. 
• Investigate, resolve and report daily on unexported items (All Channels).   

Reporting 

• Analysis of potential problem stores and monitoring of accuracy. 
• Tracing system problems that could be causing inaccuracies 
• Compiling adjustments for all stores and DC’s 
• Investigate and explain variances between inventory data across different sales channels. 
• Document findings and propose solutions to improve data accuracy and system alignment. 

Cost management: 

• Partner with finance in order to minimise stock losses 

Beneficial: 

• Experience in using systems
• Shopify 
• Cargowrite 
• SAP 

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Stores

• Ensure that store orders are accurately completed and checked. Within systems specific to each store.
• Maintain and assist AM's with Inter-branch transfers ensuring accuracy.
• Manage stocktakes, checking variances and coordinating with stores/AM's with maintaining accurate stock levels. 

System Integrations

• Keep track of all integrations relating to stock in and out of stores (between ERP/Cargowrite/POS systems)
• Manage all sales integrations from POS systems to ERP system. 

Reporting

• Analysis of potential problem stores and monitoring of accuracy.
• Tracing system problems that could be causing inaccuracies.

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Roles and responsibilities

Merchandising

• Understand the business strategy and drive the development of product strategies by channel and range
• Ensure optimal samples are ordered in accordance with planned merchandising strategies
• Ensure that the buy-plans are well detailed and clearly understood by all relevant stakeholders
• Evaluate customer sales through data and trading patterns
• Manage a consumption tool to react early to effectively plan across channels
• With the sales and marketing functions, manage the full GTM sales process from planning, co-ordinating and developing sales tools that directly support the sell-in process for both existing and new accounts (catalogues, pricelist lists, order forms, delivery dates, showroom prep, catering, trade marketing support)
• Ensure segmentation of the product line to address account needs and to differentiate between WS and PTC channels

Planning

• Implement the integrated planning process that deals with customer demand, upselling opportunities, EOL and stock management
• Manage planning tool to establish quantities to be purchased for the season per channel
• Evaluate all order or cancellation opportunities
• Ensure purchase orders are placed with company suppliers in line with companies OTB budgets
• Ensure stock turn objectives and profit targets are met
• Ensuring that Retail buy-plans are well detailed and clearly understood by team members and relevant stakeholders
• Management of the Retail range assortments and replenishment
• Analysis of Retail sell through with necessary systems (Excel, Cictech and SAP B1) to optimize seasonal orders and replenishment to stores.
• Communicating with Stores where necessary to understand trading patterns
• Monitoring in season trade and react accordingly
• Ensuring product plan meets location plan targets and correct stock allocations meet sales targets
• Ensuring sufficient inflows of product to meet acceptable in stock percentages in order to maintaining agreed replenishment service levels
• Ensure space optimization per store in accordance with sell through information (Gender, Silhouette, colour etc.)
• Providing accurate and timeous reporting to ensure the business can react to situations and management has the necessary information to minimise risk and optimise business opportunities. 

Supply Chain

• Meet range development deadlines in order to ensure supplier deadlines are met
• Ensure accurate requested ship dates to ease cash flow pressures
• Establish and maintain realistic supply-chain based performance deadlines, lead times etc.
• Manage the reconciliation of OOR against purchase order identifying irregularities and highlighting this to the Planners
• Manage the delivery of samples to Head Office as necessary maintaining responsibility for this inventory until signed over to the relevant merchant
• Split Purchase Orders to reflect shipping inventory and communicate this to all parties
• Establish shipment plan and identify consolidation opportunities for cost reduction based on OOR reconciliation

Stockholder Management

• Build relationships with key stakeholders (Group Planning Lead etc.), customers, supplier and partners

Reporting

• Develop and continually evaluate all reports in order to monitor stock arrival in SA, sales, history, seasonal sales analysis, aged inventory etc.
• Provide monthly reports as required by management from time to time.

People Management

• Ensure role clarity and effective goal-setting
• Mentor and coach the Planners, Junior Planner and Inventory Controller to ensure to ensure an optimal team strategy is achieved
• Handle IR issues and performance management and discuss disciplinary requirements with HCM
• Manage the GOLP process of for all team members
• Monitor the application of the HR Value Chain and adherence to people-related SOP’s

Requirements:

• Relevant Degree (B-Com) or related Diploma in Retail Management/Planning/Supply Chain/Merchandise Management
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• 3 - 5 years’ Management experience
• Knowledge of an ERP system
• A strong understanding of fashion retail and the market opportunities within the retail, wholesale and e-commerce sector
• Ability to dissect large/complex data into meaningful and easy to understand reports
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Capacity to collaborate, integrate & facilitate teamwork (ability to network, build and sustain stakeholder relationships internally as well as with external stakeholders is critical)
• Business and commercial acumen
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Highly organized and deadline driven
• Advanced Report Writing
• High attention to detail
• Advanced Excel
• Own vehicle

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Key Responsibilities

Planning Strategy:

• Understand the business strategy and assist in developing product strategies by channel, as well as range building in line with the business vision.
• Develop an integrated planning process that deals with customer demand, upselling opportunities in high demand end uses, EOL & stock to management in accordance with budgeted guidance (OTB), to consume against future seasons.
• Evaluate customer sell through data for forecasting purposes and to support recommendations for range decisions.
• Formulate a forward-looking sales plan by account.

Operational Partnerships (Retail, marketing, ecommerce, Logistics, IT):

• Assist buying department with information needed for the buying process.
• Ensure that buy-plans are well detailed and clearly understood by team members and relevant stakeholders.
• Build relationships with the stores to ensure regular sell through feedback and in turn help them manage optimum stock levels in store to maximise sales.
• Manage merchandise, supply chain and logistics aspects.

Reporting and Analytics

• Assist in the mapping and architecture of the IT system for order management, logistical support, planning, point of sale, order tracking and Bl tools etc.
• Develop and continually evaluate all reports in order to establish sales history, seasonal sales analysis, aged inventory & liquidation plans etc.
• Develop management reports indicating attainment to target, margins and EOL status
• Develop an accurate ATS document to be refreshed on a weekly basis.
• Create business dashboards highlighting business opportunities as well as risks.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree in Retail, Business or any other related field
• 3+ years’ experience in merchandise planning in a retail environment
• Strategic agility and able to articulate a vision and purpose.
• Advanced Excel skills

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Purpose, Values, Culture:

• Communicate business purpose and values
• Develop, communicate and drive retail strategies and operational goals
• Ensure that all store people have a clear and consistent focus
• Drive consistent, Brand-aligned customer satisfaction

Retail Operations:

• Design tools & processes to ensure that all operational activities support an efficient, easy customer experience
• Ensure that facilities, equipment, tools, systems, security and physical environment are conducive to optimum performance
• Ensure that stores SOP's are well and consistently communicated
• Facilitate appropriate technical/ functional training
• Ensure that Store/ Area managers have the required tools to manage well
• Facilitate effective engagement between stores and HO
• Ensure that the disaster recovery plan is regularly refreshed and communicated as appropriate
• Ensure that the necessary OHS regulations are adhered to
• Develop, update & submit weekly & monthly reports as required

People:

• Develop and manage the process to ensure that stores are well staffed and that contingencies are in place
• Talent management & succession planning
• Ensure role clarity and effective goal-setting
• Drive in-store training programme to build front-line capability
• Monitor the application of the 'HR Value Chain' & adherence to people related SOP's
• Develop, update & submit weekly and monthly reports as required

Financial Management:

• Develop financial performance parameters, goals and targets
• Develop, update & drive Country plan
• Manage and drive revenue, quantity, margin and operating income targets
• Develop & Submit weekly and monthly reports as required
• Ensure that the relevant regulatory/ statutory requirements are adhered to e.g. VAT, Employee PAYE

Sales and Marketing:

• Brand management
• Key customer relationship management
• Public relations
• Ambassadorship
• Develop promotional initiatives
• Partner with Merch to ensure that VM standards are adhered to
• Create tools to ensure that all stores reflect the correct quality standards of cleanliness, tidiness, safety, visual impact and good housekeeping

Education and experience:

• Grade 12
• Relevant Tertiary qualification advantageous
• 3 – 5 years relevant experience
• Experience in the premium fashion industry

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Stores

• Ensure that store orders are accurately finalised in the system and that any variances are investigated.
• Assist Area Managers with inter-branch transfers, verifying data integrity throughout the process.

Stock counts:

• Partner with stakeholders to complete a minimum of two comprehensive stock counts per year across all stores.
• Turn cycle count data into actionable insights to pinpoint stock loss causes and suggest preventive measures.
• Reconcile various systems to ensure they align and investigate variances between the ERP system's and report any gaps in procedure related IBT’s and transfers.

System Integrations

• Collaborate with IT and warehouse personnel to troubleshoot and resolve inventory data discrepancies.
• Maintain system alignment by keeping track of all integrations relating to stock in and out of stores (between ERP/Cargowrite/POS systems)
• Conduct regular data reconciliations between planning, ERP and POS to identify and investigate any inconsistencies in inventory levels.
• Develop and implement procedures for ensuring ongoing data integrity across all systems.
• Investigate and resolve any data variances that arise from system integrations.
• Manage sales integrations from POS systems to the ERP, ensuring accurate Sales Order History (SOH) data. 

Reporting

• Analysis of potential problem stores and monitoring of accuracy.
• Tracing system problems that could be causing inaccuracies
• Compiling adjustments for all stores and DC’s
• Investigate and explain variances between inventory data across different sales channels.
• Document findings and propose solutions to improve data accuracy and system alignment.

Cost management:

• Partner with finance in order to minimise stock losses

Beneficial:

• Experience in using systems
• Shopify
• Nedap
• SAP

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Data Capturing and Reconciliation         

• Reconciling vendor accounts on a monthly basis
• Capture all monthly payments onto accounting software.

 Creditors Clerk:

• Processing and capturing of creditor invoices on the relevant accounting system.
• Monthly reconciliation of creditor statements against the creditors’ ledgers
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments.
• Prepare weekly documents for payment.
• Credit card administration – send statements, follow up on supporting documentation, reconcile statements to support documentation.
• Maintain the integrity of the Fixed Asset Register
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation.
• Communicate any problems with creditors to the FC.
• Ensure credit application is completed in full of all supporting documentation.
• Resolve creditors queries.
• Send weekly age analysis with comments to FC for review.

Administration

• Filing and maintaining good records of documentation
• General office administration

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
• Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
• Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
• Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
• Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
• Accounting experience
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical
• Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast moving environment
• Honest
• Self-starter
• Good time management skills
• Persistent
• Flexible
• Team Player
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and oral)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High detail orientation
• Deadline driven

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data Capturing and Reconciliation         

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Capture all cashbook receipts.

 Debtors Management

• Reconciling point-of-sale income to bank account receipts and CIT reports per store
• Resolving store queries
• Capture all cashbook receipts.
• Manage all Credit Applications – ensure Credit application is completed in full of all supporting documentation.
• Apply for credit insurance for all debtors.
• Resolve debtors’ queries.
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements, and payments.
• Send monthly statements to all debtors.
• Send weekly age analysis with comments to Business heads, finance heads, agents, sales heads, customer service teams.
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the Debtors Manager.

General             

• Resolve store queries.
• Ensure accurate capturing, communication, data capturing and reconciliation.
• Communicate any problems with debtors to the Debtors Manager

Administration

• Filing
• General office administration

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping
• Min 2 years’ experience in creditors and debtors reconciliations and accounts
• Experience in point of sale reconciliations would be advantageous
• Sound knowledge of general ledger accounting and allocations
• Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, especially Word and Excel
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience on a well-known accounting package (SAP Business One will be highly advantageous)
• Accounting experience
• Strong numerical skills
• Analytical
• Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines in a fast moving environment
• Honest
• Self-starter
• Good time management skills
• Persistent
• Flexible
• Team Player
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and oral)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• High detail orientation
• Deadline driven

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Brand support:

• Understanding the process of raising Purchase Orders.
• OOR vs SAP alignment - requesting for shipment payment and follow ups 
• Weekly management of OOR
• Focus on consolidation and Pre-booking
• Flagging Risks and delays on shipping lead time
• Managing the receipting lead time
• Costing of all shipment within SLA
• Oversee the clearing instruction process and ensuring timeous submission
• Consolidation and Pre-bookings 
• Flagging risk and delays on shipping times
• Oversee all airfreight and samples
• Manging of all Inbound costs
• Flagging increase in costs - Implementing of CIPs to reduce costs
• Continuous improvement - Lead time reduction and costing
• Data Integrity/Management of Electronic filing system 

Reporting:

• Ensuring full delivery schedule gets sent to different Brands weekly 
• Ensuring that lead time database is finalised monthly for reporting purposes

Beneficial:

• Experience in using systems
• SAP
• Logistics/Supply Chain is an added advantage 
• Intermediate excel experience

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Key Responsibilities:

Team Management:

• Supervise and train Sales Co ordinators.
• Develop and implement customer service policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback.

Customer Support:

• Customer information Alignment, on boarding in respsect of doors, agents, and segmentation
• SAP entry form completed to share with finance for final vetting and onboarding
• SAP Management including BP Maintenance
• VAS Management
• Wholesale Location Management
• Handle escalated customer inquiries and complaints.
• Ensure timely and accurate responses to customer inquiries.
• Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction through quality service.  

  Sales Support:

• Collaborate with the sales team to understand customer needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Assist in the preparation of sales proposals and contracts.
• Facilitate communication between the sales team and customers 

 Sales Operations:

• Streamline order processing and ensure accurate order fulfilment.
• Monitor and report on sales metrics and performance.
• Manage CRM systems and ensure data integrity.
• Tax Invoicing |Credit Notes |Returns
• Ticketing |LPN |ASN |Booking Templates and Booking with Customers
• Returns Reporting
• OTIF
• Shipping Tracker
• Tracking of Marketed Styles
• Order Book Management
• Integration Alignment
• Reduction in bottlenecks
• Any other Reasonable and lawful Ad Hoc tasks or Duties which may be required from time to Time

Process Improvement:

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and improved reporting to In order to keep the business pushing forward
• Manage and Report on 3rd party service providers (OTIF)
• Ensure cost effective 3rd party service providers
• Develop and refine customer service and sales support procedures. (Agents)
• Conduct regular training sessions for staff on new processes and tools.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Act as a liaison between the sales team and other departments (Planning, Shared Services, Shipping)
• Ensure alignment of customer service activities with overall sales objectives.
• Regularly update the sales team on customer service initiatives and feedback. 

  Required Skills and Qualifications:

Education:

• Relevant tertiary qualification or related work experience to an equivalent level

Experience:

•  3 - 5+ years of experience in customer service, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
•  Experience in sales support or sales operations is preferred.
•  Reporting Specialist
•  SAP B1 and DTW Operations

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Job Description

• Under Armour Atterbury is looking for a sales assistant to join their team.
•  This would be an ideal opportunity for students studying Retail Management, Fashion or Sports Management.   
• Well-Established and fast-growing international sports brand is looking to employ Sales Assistants to join their dynamic team.
• Working with them means one key thing: no matter what you do, you see every day and every project as a chance to push your field forward. In every store and every office, they build teams where everyone is an MVP and together, they tackle every challenge head on.

Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

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Job Description

• Under Armour Atterbury is looking for a sales assistant to join their team.
•  This would be an ideal opportunity for students studying Retail Management, Fashion or Sports Management.   
• Well-Established and fast-growing international sports brand is looking to employ Sales Assistants to join their dynamic team.
• Working with them means one key thing: no matter what you do, you see every day and every project as a chance to push your field forward. In every store and every office, they build teams where everyone is an MVP and together, they tackle every challenge head on.

Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

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Job Description

• Under Armour Menlyn is looking for a store manager to join their team.
• Apollo Brands Pty Ltd, the distributers for Under Armour in South Africa, are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Store Manager to join their dynamic team.
• Working with the Under Armour team is demanding, challenging and rewarding, no matter what you do, you see every day and every project as an opportunity and a chance to push your field forward. In every store and every office, Under Armour is building teams where everyone is an MVP and together, they tackle every challenge head on.

Company Values:

• We Will – Love Athletes
• We Will – Stand for Equality
• We Will – Fight on Together
• We Will – Create Fearlessly
• We Will – Always Connect
• We Will – Stay True
• We Will – Think Beyond
• We Will – Celebrate the Wins

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• 1 – 2 years management experience
• 3 – 4 years retail experience
• Sports knowledge advantageous