Merchandise Planner - HomeChoice at HomeChoice Holdings Limited

Job description

Purpose of the role

The ideal candidate for this role will be responsible for driving financial sales, gross margin and inventory plans for categories under management both pre and in season whilst identifying risks and opportunities to maximise margin, develop reporting and analysis to support and challenge strategies.

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
• Product 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

Requirements

Qualifications & Accreditations

Tertiary Commercial / Retail Qualification, preferably University Degree

Experience & Skills

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a Merchandise Planner in a ‘blue chip’ retail organisation
• Computer literate with Excel (Advance), MS Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

Attributes & Behaviours

• High level of interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and interface with multiple management levels and multiple areas of the company
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Must show level of assertiveness
• Must be performance driven and results focused
• Ability to make insightful business decisions and think laterally
• Achievement orientated, coupled with an adaptable, innovative and creative approach
• High energy levels to work in a challenging environment