Category Assistant (Baby) – Midrand needed at Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric with Mathematics and Accounting
• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience in Customer Service/Planning/Business Analysis within Retail
• Certificate in Supply Chain or Similar Field

Advantageous:

• Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain
• 2 – 3 years’ experience in a similar role

 Job Specification…

 Stock Management:

• Assist in the replenishment of orders through Foresting and Replenishment processes and systems.
• Monitor weekly stock holding in the Distribution Centre or supplier deliveries and maintain required day of supply as set out with management.
• Oversee inventory and suggest transfers to prevent overstock issues and balance network inventory
• Maintain daily stock cover in line with the group or buyer requirements.
• Ensure promotional planning of stock.
• Resolve inbound order issues, returns and supplier recalls.
• Assist and coordinate category marketing processes

Sales & Inventory Level Monitoring

• Conduct weekly business analysis, ensure proper inventory level by consistently reviewing days stock cover, sell through and trend.
• Ensure frequent updating of parameter to replenishment system
• Roll out new replenishment products, suggest opportunities for expansion as well as reduction of non-performing products.
• Take pro-active measures to minimise out of stocks.
• Analyse store and warehouse flows to predict potential out of stocks and determine the best actions needed to remedy to optimize availability and maximise inventory efficiency.
• Analyse past and current business trends and provide recommendations in order to improve opportunities; gain alignment on recommendations and implement findings.

 Promotions and Analysis:

• Identify issues and maximize data availability (SAP, BI) to make recommendations that will benefit both our stores and DC (Distribution Centres).
• Monitor and control promotion ordering.
• Track promotions by analysing promotion post-mortems and formulate recommendation to improve processes for the next activity.
• Conduct Independent analysis of all key metrics and relevant business inputs.

Stakeholder Liaison:

• Ensure to communicate with all suppliers on all issues as they appear.
• Ensure optimal communication with suppliers.
• Communicate and coordinate between Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Operations during shortfalls.
• Engage in team meetings to communicate on company initiatives status and execution.
• Collaborate with internal supply planning team on future inventory needs.

General Administration:

• Manage and attend to HEAT calls as they come in on a daily basis.
• Maintain units of measure and master data that affects ordering and F&R.
• Check supplier in fill rates weekly.
• Adhere to all company and business unit deadlines
• Maintain absolute confidentiality covering all company information