Product Planner

2 weeks ago

Northern Suburbs, South Africa Gillian Barber Recruitment Full time

Overview

The Girls Team is looking for a confident, positive and resilient Product Planner who can think laterally and has the strong analytical and proven numerical abilities required for the delivery, implementation and management of departmental business plans in accordance with Company strategies and to continue growing in this area of our business.

**Qualifications**:

- A Grade 12 certificate is an essential requirement.
- A qualification would be a definite advantage. Preferred qualifications are:

- Comm./ B. Science degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Stats and Business Science OR
- National Diploma majoring in Internal Auditing and Cost and Management Accounting OR
- National Diploma in Financial Information Systems

**Knowledge of**:

- the retail merchandise cycle with regards to Buying, Planning, Logistics and Stores
- seasonal & non-seasonal replenishment
- the SA retail clothing market, Customers and competitors

**Skills required**:

- Sound numerical skills
- Analytical thinking & logical problem-solving skills
- Sound commercial mentality
- Interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Planning, organising & time management skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- **The ability to be**:

- resilient, have tenacity and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
- methodical, detail-orientated and accurate
- deadline-orientated
- assertive
- **The ability to**:

- remain flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances
- create a shared vision and to positively influence others make decisions
- communicate effectively at all levels
- be self-motivated, take responsibility and have a sense of pride in one’s work
- A strong sense of integrity

**Experience required**:

- A minimum of 2-3 years previous experience in product planning within a relevant retail environment is an important requirement.
- The following additional experience would be ideal:

- Experience in fashion, replenishment, and assortment planning
- Prior store planning experience
- Previous store management experience (1 - 2 years)
- Previous exposure to general logistics and supply chain processes
- Experience working in planning systems such as, Enterprise Planning, Location Planning, Assortment Planning, Allocation Planning and/or Just Enough
- Experience in building seasonal assortment plans would be an advantage
- A working knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages (Word & Excel) is essential. Experience in working at an advanced level in Excel would be a definite advantage.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Delivering and implementing departmental business plans that support the business units merchandise strategy.
- Managing departmental forecasts to achieve agreed departmental growth and profitability as per the Business Plan.
- Preparing and delivering merchandise assortment plans that support the signed-off departmental business strategy.
- Ensuring sufficient inflows to maintaining agreed replenishment service levels to achieve agreed departmental growth and profitability as per the Business Plan.
- Providing accurate and timeous merchandise information to minimise risk and optimise business opportunities.
- Executing and managing project plans to achieve the agreed objectives (if applicable).

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