Fmt Merchandising Specialist

13 hours ago

Cape Town, South Africa Woolworths Full time

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FMT MERCHANDISING SPECIALIST
Advert reference: woolw_000268
Advert status: Online
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**Position Summary**:
**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management

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

**Location**:Cape Town

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**Introduction**:
To support the development, operationalising & successful integration of the category selling solutions, initiatives and merchandising strategies for an enhanced customer shopping experience in order to optimise sales and profit growth.

**Job description**:

- Provide operational input into category strategy based on review of previous years’ operating plan
- Review and influence selling formats to optimize in store displays that is strategy reflective
- Co-create, co-ordinate and update input for annual format and blue print review i.t.o macro space allocation, flows and adjacencies in line with category strategic shifts.
- Formulate and design implementation briefs for sign-off
- Manage category equipment roll outs end to end.
- Monitoring trends and looking for future opportunities on equipment design to enable product displays.
- Seek opportunities for cross business initiatives and events e.g Merchandise integration with FBH and Fresh and Long Life.
- Manage trials and conduct rollouts and PIR’s
- Manage Seasonal execution in line with the ILF by:

o Translating the seasonal strategy into a fully integrated FOF per trading phase
o Support the Seasonal model store process & workshops
o Create and deliver a Demo & tastings plan to enhance customer experience
o Co-create and develop Communication tools - implementation briefs, seasonal trading note, KTS, MSW communication
o Co-create and develop execution principles with annual review & update
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- Drive seasonal trade through:

o Delivery of trend analysis and data interpretation to influence tactical plans across the category and stores
o Managing the delivery of sell more unit campaigns
o Ensure the successful Selling execution of New & modernised stores
- Conduct regular store visits to identify opportunities for execution improvement and sales opportunities to drive L4L performance.
- Ensure the effective communication and in store implementation of agreed macro and micro space and merchandising principles in line with category strategies.
- Continuously improve category merchandising and proactively seek opportunities to drive category and business growth.
- Deliver to category launches in line with the Integrated Launch Calendar.

**Minimum requirements**:

- Relevant business degree or diploma (preferred)
- 2-3 years relevant retail experience (or combination for store/buying/planning)
- Demonstrates passion for and commitment to excellence, the customer, the Woolies brand and organisation, each other, South Africa, transformation and sustainability
- Role models the Woolies values: Quality and Style, Value, Service, Innovation, Integrity, Energy
- Demonstrates a commitment to high performance - is delivery focused and goal driven, flexible and thrives on and responds to performance feedback
- Understands themselves and the impact they have on the people they interact with and the organisational culture
- Adjusts their behaviour accordingly
- Plays a leading role in driving sustainable transformational initiatives at an operational level
- Is recognised by their leadership team, peers and reports as competent
- Builds strong networks and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Consistent in their decision making and owns the consequences thereof due to strong business understanding and commercial knowledge.
- Visual merchandising experience and creative flair is beneficial.
- Knowledge on personal selling and Consumer behaviour is beneficial.
- Having a merchant mindset.
- Demonstrates attention to detail and reacts to commercial and customer issues within their operation.
- Manages delivery in a positive and consistent way
- Think and act commercially (Trade Optimisation)
- Formulate selling solution and implement shorter-term tactical plans that are cost-effective, efficient and realistic
- Able to analyse and interpret data
- Communicate and influence at various levels (using networks and relationships)
- Project management skills
- Retail Space and Display Management
- Able to provide input into Range and Catalogue Management
- Able to provide input into Supply Chain Management
- Able to provide input into Value chain optimization
- Knowledge of Foods and the buying groups
- Good communication and business writing skills
- Good understanding of the Foods retail business and Brand DNA

**Woolworths is an equal employment opportunity company that is committed to inclusion and diversity

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