Central Planner - RFO - Cape Town at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Position Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the RFO division of the company for a Central Planner. Let your passion for retailing, affiliation for figures, confidence, motivation and planning experience add value to this dynamic company.

Key responsibilities, amongst others, will include:

• Management of external Logistics service provider.
• Management and reconciliation of manual processes.
• Managing store budgets and identifying opportunities for stock turn improvements
• New & Revamp store viabilities and strategy as well as profiling planned
• Monitoring new and revamp stores with monthly feedback to merchants with opportunities
• Markdown reconciliation with finance and all supplier claim recon with finance
• All store incentives and weekly updates
• Gather, clean, analyse and present data:
• Manage and present data in a professional manner that is understandable, accurate and relevant
• Ensure that Data and Operational Analytics are well researched, relevant and well presented
• Analyse Supply Chain processes
• Analyse general retail business processes, for example inventory management and control, merchandise, flow of products via Distribution Centres, etc.
• To achieve the above through building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with key functions within the business.

The ideal candidate for this position should have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• 5+ years’ proven merchandise  distribution and planning experience
• A high degree of numeracy and an analytical. detailed and strategic approach to work
• Strong business acumen, merchant thinking, as well as store and customer understanding
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiating skills
• A high degree of decision making ability
• Service orientated and self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Assertive communication skills and the ability to communicate and develop relationships at all levels
• Computer literacy
• Product knowledge will be advantageous