Junior Planner-crocs

3 weeks ago


Century City, South Africa Ares SA Full time

This position is required to work closely with the Retail planner and Merchandiser to analyse customer activity, forecast sales, select forward-trending merchandise and replenish stores optimally to maximise trading opportunities and minimise stock holdings in store.

**Sales and Stock Management**
- Monthly sales plan achieved (monthly, quarterly, season & yearly)
- Work with Line Manager on adhoc & Seasonal Forecast
- Plan store capacity, SKU capacity & SKU productivity
- Location review of stock & sales monthly
- Place & fulfill IO's for DTC channels
- Execute allocations to stores for both seasonal product and core product based on store needs and analysis
- Communicating with Stores where necessary to understand trading patterns by doing monthly store visits
- Assist with management of the seasonal flow of range assortments
- Manage stock flow regarding NPI & EOL
- Assist with weekly cycle counts & stock take process
- Assist with Wholesale Planning and stock management

**Product Analytics**
- Manage TOP & BOTTOM product performers by looking at sell throughs, weeks of stock (WOS) & Stock Ageing
- Monitoring in season trade and react accordingly
- Manage store rankings, missed opportunities and SKU productivity
- Marketing SKU's tracking | Consumer moments tracker

**Reporting**
- Weekly Sales Report - Key metric review: Margin, ATV & UPT
- Promotional Activity sales
- KPI Report & feedback on EOD report from stores
- BI Report for Global
- Maintain Replen Tool & implement developments when needed
- Post Seasonal analysis - DTC and Wholesale

**General/Ad Hoc**
- Assist with DSV queries and stock alignment
- Being part of the Buying & Planning cycle
- Reasonable adhoc tasks or duties that may be requird from time to time
- Plan Uniform for staff monthly
- Relevant qualification
- 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role
- Stores experience will be an advantage
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong administration skills
- Intermediary excel knowledge of pivots and formulas
- Highly numerate and able to deal with large volumes of data
- Organized and deadline driven with exceptional attention to detail
- Eye for detail
- Must have good problem-solving skills
- Enjoys working with a team
- Ability to prioritize tasks according to importance in a fast-paced environment
- Multi-tasking capability without compromising on quality
- Dependable, punctual and able to work flexible working hours
- Strong communication skills
- High emotional intelligence



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