Ecommerce Planner at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• We are looking for an e-commerce planner. In this role, you will be functioning as the strategic architect for online sales, driving campaigns by aligning business goals with marketing tactics to increase traffic, conversions, and customer retention. You will utilize a mix of data-driven insights and creative execution to manage campaigns across digital channels, ensuring a cohesive brand experience from the first ad impression to the final checkout 

Responsibilities

• Demand Planning & Forecasting: Developing demand forecasts using historical sales, market trends, and product lifecycle analysis to ensure product availability. 
• Inventory Optimization: Managing inventory flow, minimizing excess stock, and reducing stock-outs. 
• Webmaster/Platform Management: Utilizing e-commerce integrated tools and platforms (e.g., Shopify) to manage product listings, which ensures that inventory levels are accurately reflected on the front end. 
• Data Analysis: Using advanced Excel (pivot tables, vlookups) and BI tools like Power BI to analyze variances, predict trends, and generate reports. 
• Supply Chain Coordination: Aligning demand plans with purchasing, marketing, and logistics 

Requirements

• Experience:  5–10 years of experience in demand planning, inventory management, or supply chain preferably within an e-commerce or retail environment. 
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field. 
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP IBP, Anaplan) and e-commerce platforms. Magneto to be specific 
• Retail Math: Familiarity with metrics such as Open-to-Buy (OTB), turnover, and sales per square foot.  
• Marketing: Campaign management and execution. 
• Project management: cross functional team collaboration.