Junior Location Planner Mr Price Home at Mr Price Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under supervision, develop store merchandise strategies for one or more departments through developing store plans that will deliver budgeted profit through ensuring the right stock is at the right place at the right time to maximize sales and to minimize mark down.         

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy Development:

• Under supervision, use insights from analysis of past store sales and develop merchandise store plans that equate to profitable sales for future seasons in order to maximize the business strategy across stores.

Analysis / Forecasting:

• Under supervision, with the Planner, analyse trade in the current season in order to identify opportunities to maximize sales across stores. Analyse sales of the current season stores in order to identify insights and opportunities for future forecasts as well as to react to current season in adjusting allocations and store plans to maximize profitability     

Stock Management:

• Under supervision, track the level of inventory compared to sales across stores, working to quickly to react to under and over performing stores, in order to minimize stock holding through considering, inter branch transfers, and changes to allocations.

Cover Ratios & Service Levels:

• Under supervision, track and manage store cover ratios within the Sub departments to ensure the correct cover ratios across stores to maximize allocation of stock. Review service levels to ensure correct stock level by size in all stores                                                                                                                                        

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain and/or Finance related.

Experience:

• 1+ Years’ experience as a Retail/ merchandise/product planner.
• Experience using the JDA replenishment system.

Knowledge/ Skills:

• Knowledge of Apparel, Footwear, Accessories & Equipment.
• Analytical skills.
• Numerical skills.
• Microsoft Office.
• Communication & collaboration skills.                                                                
• Commercial Acumen.