Job description
Key Performance Areas
Achieve financial KPAs
- Drive revenue as measured by demand and net sales
- Manage category margin
- Maximise the conversion of demand to net sales
- Manage category stock efficiency
- Manage stock availability
Merchandise financial planning
- Develop balanced range & react to trade to rebalance the range
- Manage inventory so as to achieve targeted stock efficiencies
- Manage forward buy levels in accordance with OTB
- Manage the inflow of stock so as to achieve stock availability targets
Trading
- Manage promotions & engage with channel owners so as to drive sales velocity
- Stay abreast of market trends so as to implement best in class practices
Analytics
- Produce timely reporting to ensure management remain up-to-date on category performance
- Undertake analysis that supports or challenges category / business strategy
- Ensure that capturing of quality data so as to support quality analysis
Process improvement
- Identify & drive process improvements
- Support strategic corporate projects
Talent management
- Communicate performance goals and standards so that the team understand expectations
- Recognize, reinforce, and reward contributions so as to ensure team engagement
- Coach and develop staff and self for current and future responsibilities