Central Planner: RFO at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Responsibilities

• Systems & Reporting - Formulating system strategies aligned to the business strategy 
• Business process modelling and re-engineering. 
• Managing and championing operational project implementations technical systems support to the merchandise teams and act as a liaison to IT. 
• Facilitate system testing, implementation and change management. 
• Supply Chain - Logistics
• Management of RFO’s external Logistics provider (PMD)
• Relationships developed with PMD’s Operations team
• Monitoring and reporting back on SLA’s
• Managing data integrity anomalies
• People Management 
• Building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with Operations, Merchandise Teams and Dc.
• Conducting business analysis Merchandise reporting & analytics for processes and systems 
• Including Managing Plan rollups across the departments.

Qualifications
Qualification & Experience

• 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
• A high degree of decision-making ability
• Service orientated and self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Product knowledge will be advantageous

Skills

• Customer Centric Thinking
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Planning & Organising 
• Supplier Management 
• High Numeracy and Analytical Skills
• Trader Mentality
• Advance Excel Skills
• Strong Communication 
• Excellent negotiating skills

Behaviours

• Builds Networks - establishes and nurtures internal and external relationships in order to create robust, and mutually beneficial, partnerships
• Demonstrates Self-awareness - accurately perceives and reflects on personal strengths and areas of development
• Drives Results - sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results
• Ensures Accountability - takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
• Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems
• Nimble learning - quickly adapts and acquires new knowledge, skills, and competencies in a rapidly changing environment
• Plans and Aligns - develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives
• Situational Adaptability - effectively adjusts their behaviour, approach, and decision-making based on the situation