Regional Merchandise Coordinator - Qualisave Gauteng at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Advert Summary  

• To collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to optimise Divisional trade opportunities through the identification and execution of sustainable workable solutions that impact positively on the turnover and profitability.

Minimum Requirements    

• Matric
• 5 years Retail experience
• Proficient business systems knowledge (SAP, BI reporting, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Duties & Responsibilities    
Divisional Agility:

• Engages with all relevant stakeholders to understand the customer needs that are unique to the division.
• Communicates with regions (operating Units) so that lines do not end up in storerooms
• Implementation guides on new product listing, how to merchandise them as well as promotions for these lines in stores
• Consult on ranging and deranging of lines with Buyers
• Engage with Buyers with regards to regional pricing on target lines to offset the market
• Understands the category, marketing, and promotional strategies and how these are executed at store level
• Identifies underperforming categories and gaps in ranging in conjunction with relevant stakeholders to enhance the performance of the divisions. Liaises with the Commercial division to ensure fit for purpose ranging strategies
• Understands competitor initiatives that impacts on divisional sales and put trade plans in place to mitigate competitor initiatives
• Identifies suppliers that could assist with local ranging and contribute to the competitive edge of the division

Sales, Margin and Shortage:

• Analyses sales and margin results to identify opportunities for improvement. Provide input into business plans, budgets, and the rectification of any underperforming regions/ stores/ categories
• Ensures planograms are correctly implemented and make recommendations to Commercial team regarding changes to range and / or planograms to optimise sales and margin
• Identifies high waste lines and factors contributing to waste and shortage.
• Ensures that Free stock is negotiated with suppliers on a continuous basis and achieve monthly free stock target Inventory management Stock Processes:
• Ensures that stock processes are implemented in every store
• Analyses the effectiveness of inventory management in conjunction with the Regional Administration Manager (RAM).
• Review demand forecasting from Supply chain planning team and adjust where appropriate
• Reviews the effectiveness of allocations made and liaise with Supply Planning team to address any problem areas
• Ensures stock budgets are met
• Ensure regional input for upcoming promotions promptly completed and sufficient stock coverage achieved

Supplier Relationships:

• Address any supplier relationship challenges and ensure space commitments are adhered to
• Ensures sales targets are met Internal stakeholder engagement to drive the
• Divisions business priorities and customer needs:

Continually liaise with Store Operations Leadership teams to understand specific needs and to provide input on trading opportunities
Communicate Divisional needs, to the Commercial and Supply chain
Store planning:

• Ensure that merchandise flows are implements in all new & renovated stores
• Ensure that new and revamp stores are opened successfully
• Call on resources to ensure that new stores and revamps stores are fully merchandised
• Identify individual and regional stores needs for community events (eg. Argus) and religious needs (micro & macro needs)
• Ensure that store clusters and segmentation and kept updated Effective teamwork, self-management, and alignment with group values
• Collaborate with others to achieve results
• Demonstrate PnP values
• Achieve KPI’s / deliverables within agreed timeframes and according to quality standards
• Promote co-operation in working with others to achieve shared goals

Competencies    

• Commercial and financial acumen
• Understanding customer needs
• Analytical thinking Influencing
• Strong communication skills
• Decision making
• Assertiveness
• Innovation and creativity
• Technical Requirement
• Sound knowledge of store operations, space planning and commercial directive