Retail Merchandise Planner

3 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa Pro Talent Full time

**Procurement ~ Retail**
**KZN**
***:
**RETAIL MERCHANDISE PLANNER**

**Job Overview**
- The role of the **retail merchandiser** will be to ensure that products appear in the right store at the right time and in the right quantities.
- It will be working closely with our buying teams to accurately forecast trends, plan stock levels and monitor performance.
- The **Merchandise Planner** will play a key role within our business as profits can be affected by how successfully they undertake their work.
- The **Merchandise planner** set prices to maximize profits and manage the performance of ranges, planning promotions and markdowns as necessary.
- They also oversee delivery and distribution of stock and deal with suppliers.

As a
**retail merchandise planner**, you will need to:

- Plan product ranges and prepare sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers
- Liaise with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors
- Maintain a comprehensive library of appropriate data
- Work closely with visual display staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximise sales
- Produce layout plans for stores
- Forecast profits and sales, and optimise the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas
- Plan budgets and present sales forecasts and figures for new ranges
- Control stock levels based on forecasts for the season
- Analyse every aspect of bestsellers ensuring that they reach their full potential
- Maintain awareness of competitors’ performance
- Monitor slow sellers and take action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary
- Analyse the previous season’s sales and report on the current season’s lines
- Meet with suppliers and manage the distribution of stock, by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates and completing the necessary paperwork
- Identify production and supply difficulties and deal with any problems or delays as they arise

**Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required**
- Relevant Commercial or Supply Chain qualification.
- Proven experience (at **least 5 years**) in Supply Chain Planning Management roles.
- Experience in Retail or FMCG sector advantageous
- Ability to build and develop capability in the business and its people
- Strong, clear communicator
- Strong analytical understanding and high data proficiency
- Pragmatic and action oriented.
- Willing to drop into the detail
- Affinity to an ambiguous, growth orientated and fast-moving environment.
- Passion for developing and coaching people and strong team ethic
- Resilient, tolerant, respectful, and inclusive.

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