Demand Planner - General Merchandise Division at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

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