Planner - Cape Town, South Africa - Right People Solutions
Description
Planner
Cape Town City
Criteria:
- 5 years planning experience
- High numeracy
- Strong business acumen
- Flexible and is willing to get involved in other parts of the business.
Main function:
- To provide relevant and accurate information to ensure availability of the correct stock to meet company sales targets
- To maximize return on invested inventory
Seasonal Reviews
- Review seasonal sales data
- Provide postseasonal stock analysis
- Develop seasonal sales strategy
Budget and Sales Forecasting Management
- Receive sales budget (sellin) from Finance
- Review sellthrough performance
- Recalculate required "open to buy" budget based on sellthrough performance
- Review Sales Plans in line with "open to buy" budget
- Review forecasts in line with "open to buy" budget
- Communicate recalculated "open to buy" to Finance and Product Specialists
- Monitor updated OTB plans
- Control purchase orders in line with revised "open to buy" budget
- Along with Product Specialist manage margins
Analysis (Stock and Sales)
- Develop and maintain Sales Logs
- Ensure timeous population of template
- Analyse data in order to determine preseason stock allocation and replenishment requirements and execute this on a weekly basis
- Convene weekly stock and sales meeting to identify:
- Top, middle and bottom items
- Nonperforming items
- Over stock and under stock items
- Stock and sales
- Respond to adhoc stock analysis requests
- Revise sales forecasts monthly in order to determine updated need by brand, category and price point.
Reporting
- Develop new reports and analysis formats to meet reporting requirements
- Respond to requests for adhoc reports
- Provide reporting on stock and sales and the product lifecycle for Business meeting
Stock Management
- Plan and control the product life cycle
- Identify and propose action on:
- Best sellers (i.e. reorder)
- Worst sellers (i.e. implement promo/markdown)
- High stock covers (i.e. implement promo/markdown)
- NOOS stock and sales
- Provide analysis on inventory aging
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Experience:
- Retail or
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