Central Planning Manager

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa takealot Full time

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

We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.


The position reports to the Head of Planning.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Oversee the Instock function including demand planning, ordering and capacity management in line with department strategy
  • Create sustainable Instock systems and processes in partnership with central analytics, technical and product teams
  • Planning management to support department procurement cycles including but not limited to; seasonality, promotion planning, reaction, import purchasing & continual replenishment
  • Develop & own the topdown budgeting plan cycle and reviews in line with performance, margin, stock turn & business strategy objectives
  • Own and compile the annual retail sales budget, quarterly plan, working plan as well as ongoing reforecasting at division levels to ensure budgets are achieved
  • Manage end to end inventory availability and inventory health including: improved instock rates (availability), inventory planning and categorisation, systematic forecasting, markdown and clearance provisions, return to supplier activities and warehouse space management
  • Drive process improvement and operational excellence within our supplier base by reducing costs, defects, and lead times, while increasing innovation, automation, and economies of scale
  • Drive complex business analysis that identifies opportunities to improve cost structure and profitability, focusing on continual contribution margin improvements.
  • Support the operations team in delivering a worldclass customer experience monitor and scrutinise department returns, defects and write offs, supporting the customer service team on product queries and resolving any customer complaints
  • Deliver accurate insights and reports on a timely basis on which buyers and planners can base commercial decisions and deliver on revenue and margin plans
  • Spec reports and apps based on merch team requirements and liaise with Merch Analytics and BI to get reports and apps implemented
  • Manage clearance process
  • Manage unboxed deals
  • Input into Planning Strategic Roadmap
  • Manage design and development of planning systems and processes
  • Manage continuous improvement of planning systems and processes including testing, rollout and training.
  • Manage data/information transfer between Planning and various business stakeholders i.e Finance, Supply Chain and BI
  • Develop and maintain merch calendar

Attributes required:

  • Strong willingness to learn
  • Entrepreneurial / Commercial mindset

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field (Master's degree preferred)
  • 7+ years of experience in inventory planning, operations, retail, consulting and/or finance, with a history of owning/driving results
  • Proven experience leading crossfunctional projects
  • Exceptional problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to influence and inspire action in others, with or without a direct reporting line
  • Proactive attitude and willingness to roll up sleeves and dig deep to achieve high level goals
  • Experience working with large and complex data sets to drive business decisions
  • Highly skilled in process development and improvement
  • Strong numerical and analytical aptitude, and high proficiency creating and managing advanced models
  • Strong proficiency in using analytical tools (Microsoft Excel, SQL and statistical software

The Environment:

- commerce company in Africa.

  • 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, its all in the execution after all.
  • We love what we do and what we are creating.
We seek to Employ an
Extra Ordinary Mind who:

  • is forthright but respectful
- 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 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 HARDWORKING
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