Merchandise Planner

**Gauteng**, Tshwane (Pretoria)**

**Monthly Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)**

**A respected vertically intergraded wholesaler and retailer in the East of Pretoria is looking for a detail-oriented Merchandise Planner who is passionate about data and analysis to join their team. They are growing at a rapid pace and therefore opening doors for career growth. They require the expertise of an additional Planner in their team, who already have all the fundamentals of planning but would like to take their career to the next level.**

**Min Requirements and Qualification**:
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- **Matric.**
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- **Relevant Degree (Supply Chain/Logistics/Procurement/Quantitative management/Business Management).**
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- **2 - 3 Years’ experience in Demand Planning.**
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- **At least 1-years Planning experience in the Retail industry.**
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- **Advanced Excel skills essential (a practical test will be conducted in the interview)**
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- **Excellent communication skills in both Afrikaans and English essential.**
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- **Strong analytical skills (any Business Intelligence related tools will be of benefit)**
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**Duties and Responsibilities**:
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- **Ensuring the availability of stock within set parameters and OTB’s.**
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- **Reviewing replenishment orders of buyers and identifying opportunities to transfer stock between stores.**
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- **Liaising and building a relationship with Buyers, stores and suppliers.**
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- **Monitoring and understanding demand plan accuracy with the aim of minimizing stockouts, aged stock and expired stock.**
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- **Driving weekly planning meetings with all relevant Buyers.**
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- **Planning and hosting meetings as a middleman for wholesalers and Buyers when reviewing ranges or planning promotions.**
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- **Excellent capability in the use of systems (Netstock, Power BI and Acumatica for planning and analytical purposes).**
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- **Developing/ implementing new systems or functions within the above-mentioned programs.**
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- **Setting and monitoring of OTB’s, driving data integrity, and ensuring all targets are loaded and available.**
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- **Liaising with Buyers and Stores regarding Outstanding Orders.**
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- **Pulling and setting up of reports and doing analyses on an ad hoc basis on Excel.**
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- **Forecasting Sales based on historic demand and future drives or promos.**
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- **Reporting on the performance of promotions.**
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- **Working out projected orders.**
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- **Working very closely with wholesalers and buyers when doing Purchase orders.**
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- **Reviewing ranges with Buyers, wholesalers and suppliers and selecting products or discontinuing products based on historical data.**
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- **Identifying problems with GP’s, GMROI and Forward Cover and managing with relevant Buyer.**
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- **Planning stock holding when opening new stores and ensuring this is done timeously and accurately.**
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- **Reporting on monthly figures in Steercom meetings as well as answering questions arising out of the meeting and being able to do so proactively.**
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- **Monitoring of system updates, checking for possible issues on the systems and reporting it to the correct parties and then driving these parties to solve the problems as soon as possible with mínimal interruption to system usage.**
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- **Taking into account store space when placing orders**
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- **Doing seasonal buys with relevant buyers and ensuring it is based on performance and fits into OTB.**
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- **Ensure import orders are catered for in Cash Flow.**
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- **Ability to present reports and findings based on analyses.**
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**Personal Attributes**:
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- **Attention to detail.**
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- **Dynamic.**
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- **Good communication skills**
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- **Ability to analyse in depth.**
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- **Work under pressure.**
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- **Ability to work with systems.**
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- **Strong written and verbal skills.**
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- **Analytical thinker and ability to address problems.**
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For more information please contact:
**Carmen Van Tonder