Planner needed at Ares Holdings

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Job title : Planner

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline : November 11, 2024

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Job Summary:

  • Candidate will be required to drie all channel inventory planning and retail store allocation and will be a key contributor to Merch and Planning Dep

Key Performance Area

Inventory Planning & Analysis

  • Plan seasonal sales forecast to revenue and product margin targets for Retail and Ecommerce
  • Key metric review: Product Margin, ATV, UPT, ASP
  • Promotional reviews
  • Store capacity and SKU capacity & productivity
  • Actual sales versus sales forecast
  • Product aging
  • Seasonal post-mortem
  • On Time and In Full (OTIF) retail reporting
  • Weekly store EOD report reviews and actions
  • Daily KPI Report
  • Provide input into retail store grid assortment based on historical data and consumer profile
  • In season planning reviews versus plan and sales forecast adjustments
  • Seasonal allocation plan together with marketing calendar and visual merchandising requirements
  • Work with brand principal counterparts on all forecasting requirements
  • Plan inventory for staff uniforms, staff allocation and marketing seeding

Stock Procurement

  • Generate demand plan per channel in line with OTB targets
  • Ensure product arrival is aligned to seasonal launch plan
  • Internal order placement and ongoing management

Inventory Control

  • OTB monitoring
  • Inventory Turn tracking
  • Manage inventory per location (virtual & store locations), including investigations to resolve stock queries
  • SAP inventory accuracy management by location (virtual & store locations)
  • Capacity planning
  • Cycle counts & Stock takes

Stockholder Management

  • Build relationships with key stakeholders (Group Planning Lead etc.), customers, supplier and partners

Allocation

  • Fill Retail Internal Orders on a weekly basis
  • Top Seller Report
  • Price List Load and maintenance
  • Set up and maintain replenishment cadence by store, which is cost effective (courier) and meets store sales requirement
  • Maintain allocation tool and implement developments when needed (excel based)
  • Weekly Sales Tracker Report.

Company Values

  • Delightfully Democratic
  • People-Purposed Design
  • Inherent Simplicity
  • Imaginative Innovation
  • Unapologetic Optimism
  • Confidently Comfortable

People Management

  • Ensure role clarity and effective goal setting
  • Mentor and coach Retail Inventory Controller to ensure to ensure an optimal team strategy is achieved
  • Handle IR issues and performance management and discuss disciplinary requirements with HCM
  • Manage the GOLP process of for all team members
  • Monitor the application of the HR Value Chain and adherence to people-related SOP’s

Qualifications and Skills:

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

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