Planner Miladys

**purpose**

Strategize, plan and execute a balanced profitable assortment in collaboration with the buyer and location planner, based on historical, trend and customer/store analysis in line with the Company's strategy.

**key responsibilities**
- **Stock Management**:

- Ensure that orders are placed within specific time lines and with strategic suppliers in order to meet demand as predetermined in the strategy and review process.
- Review and adapt PIS (Put into stock) based on external factors (supplier issues, DC issues etc.).
- In reaction to current trade and customer demand, adjust forward order book and address poor performing stock through markdowns.
- **Business Growth & Opportunity**:

- Drive the growth & profitability of your department through increasing sales by analyzing proposed growth opportunities, testing category extensions & understanding competitors (through comp shops), with our customer in mind.
- **Merchandise Strategy**:

- Develop a seasonal product strategy for your department, in line with company strategy (considering post-mortem analyses, PMO (Price Mark On) targets, test money, OTB (Open to Buy), budgets, pricing strategies, supplier strategies, marketing & digital, etc.) in order to achieve department targets
- **Product Review**:

- Develop a strategic assortment for the department (considering sub cats, planned promotions, volume opportunities, store profiles, optimums, price-point plan, replenishment etc.) in line with company and seasonal strategies in order to meet department review plan targets.
- **Current Trade**:

- Consistently monitor and react to current trade by analyzing product and store performance for your department & make appropriate trade decisions (including stock and order book management, actioning markdowns, promotional activity, supplier negotiations for cancellations and discounts) in order to potentialize sales.

**requirements**
- **Education**:

- Degree or NQF Level 6 / Diploma.
- **Experience**:

- 3 Years retail planning experience.
- **Knowledge/ Skills**:

- Commercial acumen.
- Economic understanding of supply & demand.
- Retail market & industry knowledge.
- Numerical skills.
- Communication skills (verbal & written).
- Negotiation skills
- Conflict management.
- Analytical skills.
- Business understanding of Milady's business processes, MRPG Systems & BI and the Milady's customer.

**about us