Merchandise Planner

4 months ago

Durban, South Africa Jam Clothing Full time

**Pump up the JAM, Pump up your CAREER**

**JAM is no ordinary Company. The words, conventional and average are not part of our vocabulary.**

**It takes a front footed, passionate person to exceed in JAM. We love people that think out the box & who are able to bring the best out of other people whilst maintaining world class standards.**

**So if you want to work hard and make your life count then JAM is the place to be.**

**CRITERIA**
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- 3-5 years experience in Retail Planning
- Proficiency in MS Office-Excel

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- Numeracy skills
- Excel proficiency
- Attention to Detail
- Accuracy
- Time Management
- Investigative
- Analytical
- Efficiency
- Must live the company values-Real, Value, People

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Seasonal Assortment Planning**
- Post Mortem of previous season with reference to current trade
- Contribution of category and lost sales potential
- Markdowns sold
- Review of promotional activity and discounting
- Price point contribution and average price sold
- Core vs fashion split
- Create buy plan by month/season to released OTB within the agreed
- Contribution by category
- Contribution by price point monitoring average price
- Core vs fashion split
- Input margin
- Forecast markdowns to be sold in the season

**Seasonal Location Planning**
- Manage and sign off Post Mortem of turnover by Department and Category by store with review of store grading
- Manage and sign off strategic allocations of major Departments and Category by store in line with OTB released by month

**Current Trade Merchandise Planning**
- Review and Reforecast Weekly and Monthly sales by rands, units, markdowns and margin by category
- Review and Reporting of Sales and Stock on hand by category weekly
- Identification and Reporting of Parcels or Key items trade as identified by the Senior Merchandise and Location Planner or the Managing Team
- Maintenance of projected sales, stock, markdowns and stock loss % by category monthly
- Review of forward order book with the Buyers Assistants Weekly

**Current Trade Location Planning and Allocations**
- Monitor turnover, markdown and promo effect by store monthly with a view to revising Store Grading and Strategic Allocations in season
- Manage IBTs and Returns to Head Office and the effect on allocations
- Manage damaged stock and oddments in store and the effect on allocations
- Record Allocations and reforecast inputs by store by category where necessary
- Oversee the allocation of stock
- Identify styles for replenishment, forecast sales and stock requirements by store
- All Stock Take results to be reviewed with Operations Manager
- Create and update templates for New Store stock in line with required stock holding for opening

**Reporting**
- Weekly Reporting of Stock and Sales by Category noting over and understocks against release of OTB for Manco Meeting Monday morning
- Revision of OTB document in line with reforecasts and unspend or overspend against OTB released for Manco Meeting Monday morning
- Stock and Sales ratios and cover by store by Department for Manco Meeting Monday morning
- Monthly Reporting of RLC for submission
- Month end Reporting of trade against plan and last year including stock, sales, margin, markdowns and critical indicators by Category and Store all in summary format templates WITH commentary to be distributed to Manco

**Pump up the JAM, pump up your CAREER, pump up your LIFE

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