Junior Planner Miladys at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• The Junior Planner manages the product lifecycle over a multi-period view to maximise sales and gross profit for cellular by developing, forecasting, and actively managing accurate budget plans and stock allocation and fulfilment targets.

Responsibilities
Planning

• Develops a stock management plan including identifying growth opportunities, identifying new sub-categories, compiling range reviews, and presenting to management.

Current Trade

• Efficiently ensures the complete management of stock movement with regard to allocations, reallocations, transfers, distribution, customer orders and markdowns.  Timeously compile a review presentation, articulating variances to plan and present product by month flow with price points per store grade, units, and financial roll up.

Post Mortem

• Efficiently compiles a detailed post mortem report against set plan - detailing missed opportunities, risks and incorrect planning decisions. This should include a financial and key driving attribute post mortem report.

People Management

• Lead the team in developing, building and executing a cohesive, well balanced product planning strategy and reacting to Current Trend.
• Ensure workload is effectively distributed, create opportunities for two-way communication and address any team dynamic or engagement concerns.
• Identify and address training needs, provide effective feedback, coaching & development to create a high performance team and build succession.
• Review of allocations 

Buying / Supplier Management

• Manage Supplier relationships.
• Conduct relevant competitor analysis and store visits and relay findings to the Buying Brand Merchant and team
• Negotiate Pricing and deals with Suppliers 
• Conduct relevant competitor analysis and store visits and relay findings to the Product Team to ensure we are in line to the market and being competitive

Operational Management

• Liaise with the operational Team Current laydowns, Promotions and any other product changes that needs to be communicated to store level.
• Oversee Product Co ordinators who Liaise with stores resolving order issues, amendments, repair queries and general product queries
• Work closely With the Area Managers regarding Product performance in their Region and ways we can help them to improve

Qualifications
Education:

• Matric
• Preferably Degree in Business, Supply Chain and/or Finance, CIPS and related degrees 

Experience

• 2-3 years experience as a Allocator/Retail/ merchandise/product planner  

Knowledge/ Skills:

• Knowledge of cellular devices
• Accessories
• Equipment
• Analytical skills
• Numerical skills
• Microsoft Office
• Communication and collaboration skills