Junior Merchandise Planner – Cape Town

Description

An ideal opportunity for a young B.Comm graduate who wants to join the Merchandise team of this leading retailer. This role is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career as a Planner and Data Analyst, while working on some of South Africa’s leading sporting, outdoor and athleisure brands.

Responsibilities

• Drive the planning and management processes for relevant brand/product ranges.
• Stock management.
• Develop and execute product demand plans to meet organization profitability objectives.
• Provide analytical data in support of seasonal product and range development.
• Monitor sales forecasts based on demand patterns and business trends.
• Work with customers, sales team and supply chain to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Margin forecasting and management.
• Strategic input on product ranges.
• Work closely with the design team on range building and planning.
• Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Maintain demand planning processes and systems to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Identify areas of improvements and recommend action plans.
• Implement analytical measures and tracking in various processes of the business.
• Measure and report monthly, weekly and daily on key performance indicators of the manufacturing division.

Requirements

Qualifications: Degree in either Commerce or Business Science/Logistics.
Experience: Ideally 2 – 3 years Retail Planning experience at a Fashion/Sports Retailer.
Additional: • Strong analytical skills and numerical ability. • Good organisational and communication skills. • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel. • Computer literacy is essential. • Experience in any ERP Planning software will be advantageous. Position located in Cape Town. Forward your CV to Gabi Traut at tpersonnel@iafrica.com should you have the required experience or call her on 083 274 5193. Visit our website www.trautpersonnel.co.za for all our positions.