Central Planner

**Job ID**:12724**Position Type**:Full-Time**Job Function**:Planning**Workplace Type**:Head Office**Division**:TFG Sports Division**Province**:Western Cape**Location**:Cape Town North**Suburb**:Parow (Parow)Position Description:
**An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Sneaker Factory division of the company for a Central Planner. Let your passion for retailing, affiliation for figures, confidence, motivation and planning experience add value to this dynamic company.**

**Key responsibilities, amongst others, will include**:

- Managing pre season and in season store plans and identifying opportunities for stock turn improvements
- Preparing pre season store plans, preparing corporate guidelines aligned to merchandise strategy
- Managing New & Revamp store viabilities and strategy as well as store profiling, monitoring opening stock on hand targets
- Monitoring new and revamp stores with monthly feedback to merchants with opportunities
- Managing and updating store grids seasonally
- Working alongside allocation team to execute allocation and assortment strategy
- Updating store AIM plans and store attributes
- All store incentives and weekly updates
- Month end financial pack inclusive of all reports
- To achieve the above through building constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with key functions within the business.
- A relevant tertiary qualification
- 5+ years’ proven merchandise distribution and planning experience
- A high degree of numeracy and an analytical. detailed and strategic approach to work
- Strong business acumen, merchant thinking, as well as store and customer understanding
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent negotiating skills
- A high degree of decision making ability
- Service orientated and self-motivated
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Assertive communication skills and the ability to communicate and develop relationships at all levels
- Computer literacy
- Product knowledge will be advantageous
- Knowledge of Logility System advantageous