Vacancies at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Advert Summary

Oversees the execution of the store standards, human resources, promotional execution and finance, Admin, maintenance of clothing stores. Monitors the execution of standards, promotions in clothing departments within Corporate Stores.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 (matric)/N3 equivalent/Clothing degree
• 5 - 8 years Clothing Retail Senior Store management experience – Must have relieved in a Area Manager capacity or currently/previously overseeing more than one Clothing store.
• Must be computer literate
• SAP knowledge is an added advantage
• Drivers Licence (extensive local travelling)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly coordinators checklist
• Monitors merchandise standards
• Monitors staff appearance
• Monitors back up areas
• Monitors new lines available and merchandise according to dispatch guidelines
• Monitor total range display
• Monitors store/department housekeeping standards
• Ensures new stores merchandised according to layouts in time for opening
• Monitors customer service standards adhered to
• Identifies staff training needs and coaches staff
• Communicates expected standards and processes to Manager/staff
• Provides on the job knowledge skills and expertise to Managers/staff/supervisors
• Approves store kronos schedules
• Monitors store overtime costs
• Ensures promotion and display standards are adhered to
• Monitors store performances
• Ensures general maintenance standards are adhered to –authorises any necessary spend
• Monitor security processes/ procedures in place
• Monitors labour cost ratios maintained

Competencies

• Strategic, innovative and autonomous approach to problem solving
• High Business acumen
• Strong and effective negotiation skills
• Decision-making skills
• Numerical,analytical and interpretive ability
• Computer literacy
• Assertive and able to communicate effectively
• High attention to detail
• Align with Pick N Pay values
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Networking and relationship building skills
• Self-motivated and own development driven mindset

Additional Information

• Competency based interview and assessment where applicable, to assess above requirements

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Job Advert Summary

Ensures the consistent execution of store standards, human resources, promotional execution and finance, Admin, maintenance of clothing stores. Area Managers report into this role.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 (matric)/N3 equivalent (Preferable)
• 5-10 years Clothing Retail management experience as Area Manager or Regional Manager.
• Experience in Retail Clothing a requirement.  
• Must be computer literate
• SAP knowledge is an added advantage
• Drivers Licence (extensive local travelling)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Development of new talent for Regional Manager succession plans
• Escalate matters brought forward by the Area Managers
• Ensures consistent execution across within the clothing stores
• Train newly appointed Area Managers
• Ensure staff are allocated correctly
• Manage, guide and direct Area Manager
• Ensures new stores merchandised according to layouts in time for opening
• Monitors customer service standards adhered to
• Communicates expected standards and processes to Manager/staff
• Provides on the job knowledge skills and expertise to Managers/staff/supervisors
• Monitors store performances
• Ensures general maintenance standards are adhered to –authorises any necessary spend
• Monitor security processes/ procedures in place
• Monitors labour cost ratios maintained
• Conducts regular store visits
• Competencies
• Strategic, innovative and autonomous approach to problem solving
• Exceptional Leadership skills

High Business acumen

• Strong and effective negotiation skills
• Decision-making skills
• Numerical,analytical and interpretive ability
• Computer literacy
• Assertive and able to communicate effectively
• High attention to detail
• Align with Pick N Pay values
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Networking and relationship building skills
• Self-motivated and own development driven mindset

Additional Information

Competency based interview and assessment where applicable, to assess above requirements

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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

Additional Information

• Competency based interview to assess above requirements

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Job Advert Summary

To facilitate the delivery of the correct stock level timeously at site / article level with time spend around 60% Analytics and 40% Demand planning. Levels of operational involvement varies between different areas within the Planning team.

Minimum Requirements

• BCOM Degree is advantageous
• SAP experience is advantageous
• 2–3 years of retail experience        
• 1-2 years relevant planning experience
• Strong Analytical and Advanced Excel skills                                      
• SQL & ACCESS experience advantageous

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyses flow of stock to spot trends, make deductions and generate solution
• Source, analyse and integrate multiple data soruces, processes and information in problem solving and conclusion generation
• Highlights incomplete set up to relevant stakeholders
• Actions daily checks on master data new items, re-instated items ,status changes
• Sets and maintains new vendor and new store set -up for replenishment
• Sets and maintains forecast for new sites and vendors across articles – New articles delivered to sites
• Ensures new site / article have correct order proposals
• Ensures order proposal reflects special events impact
• Monitors order to forecast plan and amends where needs be
• Checks roster display (DC/Store) correct articles on correct day – Issues / anomolies escalated to Demand planners
• Manages exceptions and approves site order
• Ensures all site order proposals are converted
• Submits orders
• Runs and analyses supply chain report
• Captures allocations – Promotional stock available
• Analyses stock and other reports
• Liaises with sites to address anomalies
• Create orders against price increases
• Replaces orders for OOS
• Identifies on going / continuous non achievement of KPI's by sites
• Creates allocations for confirmed dormant stock
• Creates allocations for stock ( including promotions ) per agreed rule and Allocation timeous and supports plan template
• Communicates volumes
• Monitors strike rates
• Checks stock levels during promotion
• Orders stock   

Competencies

• Emotional intelligence                                                                                             
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Mindedness                                                                                                
• Communication at all levels
• Conceptual Thinking                                                                                                 
• Controls Quality & Standards
• Accountable – take ownership of area                                                                 
• Flexible/adaptable- quick to change
• Planning and organising skills                                                                                 
• Time management
• Systems centric                                                                                                          
• Passion for Retail
• Resilience - Work in unstrucutred, fast paced environment                            
• Judgement

Additional Information

• Competency based interview and assessment where applicable, to assess above requirements
• Short-listed applicants may be subjected to relevant assessments