Store Planner - Apparel

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Assist and support the Planner with administrative tasks and analysis required to deliver optimum availability and profitable stock investments.

• Develop cross plan per centralised grading parameters in line with critical path.
• Ensure exceptions are executed as agreed with Central Planning.
• Ensure New Stores are stocked to plan - in line with Location brief and critical path.
• Conduct Post seasonal analysis with regards to size, store and product performance and identify exceptions to inform grading exceptions (move to data analysis).
• Maintain On the Dot parameter tool timeously to inform agreed stock parameters and optimised sales.

• Prioritise allocations based on trading, monthly launches and monthly intake forecast.
• Monitor and analyse store performance against plan and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise decision making.
• Capture and update sizing ratios in RMS and sizing tool.
• Create size profile & size ratios for each product to optimise allocations and future orders.

• Analyse store performance and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise business decision making.
• Conduct grade analysis and present findings to planner and central planning team for action.
• Check In-season exceptions and suggest possible resolution to planner or action where appropriate. For example - availability, size profile including on order ratio.
• Assist stores in resolving any queries relating to stock.

• Relevant retail/ business qualification
• 2 years retail experience (minimum)
• Numerical, analytical and interpretive ability
Analytical capability (core skill, non-negotiable)
• Efficient and accurate attention to detail
• Commercial understanding and a merchant mindset
• Good working knowledge of computer software, with intermediate to advanced working experience on Excel and Cognos reporting skills
• Assertive, effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Action orientated and deadline driven
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to use own initiative and be proactive
• Ability to work independently and decision making-ability
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Customer Service Orientation
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with confidence