Planner - Northern Suburbs Verfied

Salary Negotiable Northern Suburbs, Western Cape Northern Suburbs, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 28-05-2020 9:30:51 AM
09-06-2020 8:11:19 AM
Our client, a leader in the retail industry, requires the service of a Planner who will be responsible for maximizing sales and profitability through the generation of the merchandise budget in line with the group strategy for the financial year and manage the execution of the budget throughout the financial year. The Planner will also be responsible for identifying opportunities and trends through analysis and propose corrective action.

Key performance areas:

? Review and manage branch clustering on an ongoing basis.
? Perform pre-budgeting merchandise performance analysis for the area of responsibility.
? Generate the merchandise budget for the financial year for the area of responsibility.
? Manage the execution of the approved budget for the financial year for the area of responsibility.
? Assist the Buyers in the creation of balanced assortment plans.
? Manage item life cycle
? Perform ongoing analysis throughout the financial year to identify out of line situations and propose corrective action to resolve them.
? Assist the buying team with any internal tasks and projects.

The successful candidate must have:

? Matric with a B.Com / Business Degree with Economics and Statistics as subjects
? Must have 3 – 5 years Retail planning experience
? 1 Year experience as a Planner will be advantageous
? SAP experience will be advantageous
? Must have knowledge of retail principles and processes
? Must have knowledge and experience with sales projections and forecasting
? Knowledge and experience with economic trends and the impact on consumer spending will be advantageous

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.