Planning Manager

8 months ago


Northern Suburbs, South Africa PEP Full time

We are looking for an experienced passionate Planning Manager to join our dynamic FMCG department designed to deliver a quality experience to our remarkable customers.

Purpose of the job

The purpose of the planning manager position is to manage a business unit or division’s inventory in such a way that an optimum balance is achieved between service and stock levels which will optimise sales and company profits in the long term.

Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to and leverage business unit growth opportunities
- Ensure alignment and support the overall Business Unit strategy
- Set and manage merchandise KPI’‘s in support of the overall Business Unit financial objectives
- Set planning strategy for the FMCG Business Unit and align towards company Supply Chain strategy
- Achieve operational results/Operational effectiveness
- Focus on our internal customers: Buying, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain
- Ongoing focus and management of the sales, inflow and stock plans
- Sign-off and management of promotional plan with buying team
- Play a support leadership role to FMCG senior leadership team and a lead to the FMCG planning team
- Play a support role to foster good supplier relationships

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Relevant Commercial Tertiary Qualification
- A minimum of five years relevant retail planning experience (FMCG experience will be advantageous, but not a requirement)
- Senior Planning/ Management experience (in-depth understanding of the planning process)
- Extensive retail knowledge and experience (market understanding & product knowledge)
- Planning systems e.g. product planning and forecasting experience is essential
- PC literacy essential (Google Cloud, Planning System Knowledge)
- Understanding of buying & supply chain processes

Competencies required: Financial management skills; Presentation & facilitation skills; Negotiation skills, Leadership skills, Decision making abilities & sound business acumen, interpersonal and relationship building skills.

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.



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