Junior Supply Chain Planning Analyst - Cape Town, South Africa - Takealot Group

Takealot Group

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us.

We offer market-related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won't get bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

The position reports into the
Supply Chain Planning Manager and has no direct reports.

Your responsibilities will include:

Manage a portion of replenishment planning for a portfolio of products for daily ordering
Identify ideal fulfilment models for products within departments and divisions based on sales plans, etc.
Stakeholder to respective Retail team for the responsible portfolio
Monitor replenishment frequencies, order cycles effective for the portfolio etc.
Assist with divisional stock balancing across the Distribution Centres for Replenishment portfolio
Weekly reporting & analysis for portfolio on supplier OOS & portfolio availability
Operation resolution on daily issues within the portfolio
Ongoing alignment with other departments on stock cover and related issues
Management of Availability KPI for respective Portfolio
Operational management of planning tool
Systems testing of Planning tool

Attributes:

Creative and practical problemsolving skills. Solutionoriented.
Fast learner and ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment
Good communications skills with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.
Strong prioritisation & organisational skills
Systems thinker with the ability to understand and break down complex problems and relationships
Understanding of basic Supply Chain networks and modelling preferred
Attention to detail with a curious mind
Solutionsoriented, cando attitude; selfmotivated; critical thinker
High proficiency with analysis, BI and modelling tools
Proficiency with data manipulation tools such as Excel, SQL, Power BI or Knime is advantageous
Comfortable with change and excellent team player

Qualifications and Experience:

BCom / BTech / NDip (Commercial, Engineering or similar degree)
Minimum of 2 years' experience in Supply Chain, analytics, or planning in relevant industries.
High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in Excel
Experience in the retail industry is beneficial
We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
We are short on ego and high on output.
We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an
Extraordinary Mind who:

is respectful but forthright

- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
- is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
- is
passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a
world-class customer experience:

is
entrepreneurial,
thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always
looks for solutions to do something better and faster

- is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
- is curious and challenge the status quo
- is innovative and enjoys iteration
- is collaborative
-
thinks like an owner of the business
- is
SMART, has INTEGRITY and
is HARD WORKING
If you meet the above you are an
Extraordinary Mind, so come and join us