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  • Posted: Nov 6, 2024
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Ares Holdings, a South African company, connects global brands with Southern African consumers through a multi-channel network encompassing 2500+ wholesale doors, 50+ retail stores, and e-commerce platforms. Our business model promotes long-term and sustainable brand growth within the footwear, apparel, and accessories sector.
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    Junior Planner / Allocator

    Job Summary 
    Planning Strategy:

    • Understand the business strategy and assist in developing product strategies by channel, as well as range building in line with the business vision.
    • Develop an integrated planning process that deals with customer demand, upselling opportunities in high demand end uses, EOL & stock to management in accordance with budgeted guidance (OTB), to consume against future seasons.
    • Evaluate customer sell through data for forecasting purposes and to support recommendations for range decisions.

    Retail Store Allocation:

    • Monitor sell-through by store and webstore
    • Stock level management as per capacity - Re-allocates stock through inter-branch transfers to ensure the right stock is in the right store (stores never over or under stocked)
    • Rotating inventory as per the seasonal plan set out by the Retail Planner. Supply stores with a detailed sku list of stock to be returned/rotated during season
    • Track stock in transit to ensure delivery to stores take place on time.
    • Own and manage store planograms implemented by Visual Merchandiser
    • Retail team management on store level to ensure inventory plan is executed as per the seasonal plan from Retail Planner.
    • Accountable to have the right stock at the right time and the right store

    Marketing

    • Align with marketing to ensure styles are in store at the right time to support windows

    Set up and implement new retail store

    • Handle new store openings as per the project management timeline

    Reports

    • Weekly retail reports (per store & consolidated): Top 10 models, bottom 10 models, percentage contribution to total units, NPI % contribution, weekly revenue per store vs. same week period of previous year vs. target, ASP's, etc.Report to Ops Managers, Head Office and Agents.

    General

    • Be dedicated to meet all targets and deadlines

    Necessary competencies for success

    • Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind
    • Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard, is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging
    • Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports and bosses
    • Quick Learner: Learns quickly when facing problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyses both successes and failure for clues to improvement
    • Informing: Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit and/or organization
    • Decision Quality: Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment
    • Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; can simplify complex processes
    • Standing Alone: Will stand up and be counted; doesn’t shirk personal responsibility; can be counted on when times are rough
    • Directing Others: Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; is a clear communicator
    • Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture

    Qualifications and Skills:

    • Grade 12 or equivalent
    • Degree in Retail, Business or any other related field
    • 3+ years’ experience in merchandise planning and allocating in a retail environment
    • Strategic agility and able to articulate a vision and purpose.
    • Advanced Excel skills

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Ares Holdings on underarmour.simplify.hr to apply

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