Planner - Corporate Office Cape Town at The Building Company

Description

• To monitor, analyse, interpret, and mine all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges
• To identify opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category
• To manage the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers
• To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved
• To play a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team
• To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy
• Living and promoting the Company values by always performing duties with:
• Honesty
• Respect
• Accountability
• Resourcefulness
• Energy

Living and displaying the company culture through behaviours such as:

• customer centricity
• effective self-management and teamwork
• effective change management

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years' relevant experience of planning within a high complexity/large category environment (essential);
• Experience gained in the FMCG industry (desirable);
• Experience in a people influencing/leadership (desirable)