Senior Planner – RFO – 6 Months Contract needed at TFG

Key Responsibilities: 

• Mentoring the Merchandise Planning Team to accelerate their development…. So that we can live without you. 
• Projecting future sales into key categories…. So we know what to go and get more of. 
• Optimize our planning processes…Getting us slicker than a used car salesman. 
• Management of the range assortments and replenishment – keep the stores fresher than the washing. 
• Management and implementation of distribution strategy e.g. analysing stores profiles & sales trends, developing promotional & range distribution by store & cluster that fun, nerdy excel stuff… throw in a few graphs to wow the bosses. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Have a completed National Diploma or Degree in Business Management/ BCom or related studies with majors in Finance, Statistics, Economics or Maths 
• Proven working experience as a Merchandise Planner (5 years minimum)
• To have displayed a strong entrepreneurial style, i.e. display strong trader mentality 
• A strong interest in retail 
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes 

Skills:  

• Analytical Processes  
• Commercial Acumen  
• Contract Management  
• Customer Service Delivery  
• Planning & Organising   
• Policy & Procedures  
• Market Research and Analysis  
• Supplier Management  
• Requirements Analysis  
• Global Sourcing  
• Strategic eCommerce