Merchandise Planner

9 hours ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa A-Z Business Professionals Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled Merchandise Planner to join our team at A-Z Business Professionals. In this role, you will play a critical part in driving sales and profitability through effective category management of sales, stock, OTB, and margin.

The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of Excel, retail systems, and general computer skills, with the ability to run pivot tables, perform VLOOKUP functions, and create and maintain advanced reports.

Key responsibilities include forecasting sales and stock on planning templates based on current trends, performance, and opportunities; ensuring category stock holdings align with budget/forecast and managing OTB accordingly; making commercial recommendations based on current trade and proposing actions; assortment planning and assisting in product ranging; analysing size curves at store level and other key user-defined attributes; seasonal analysis and post-mortem with corresponding strategy and range planning; developing and translating departmental pre-season merchandise strategies into executable in-season merchandise plans; establishing pre-season sales and margin plans, along with inventory levels required to support them; re-projecting sales and markdowns in consideration of their impact on margin; managing allocation teams to balance inventory and assortment across stores to ensure the right stock is in the right store at the right time.

Working closely with buyers and allocators, the successful candidate will ensure the range is executed, liaise with buying departments regarding style performance, control the budget, and manage the supply chain of different categories/departments. Additionally, they will strategically manage stock, produce accurate figures for analysis, grade stores, calculate units buys for the buying team to support the strategy, oversee and work with Allocators to correctly distribute stock to stores through allocations, consolidations, and stock movements, and maintain store stock levels for core merchandise.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and take your career to the next level. If you have a strong merchant, trader, and commercial mentality, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of success in retail planning, we encourage you to apply.

Estimated salary: $70,000-$90,000 per annum, depending on experience and location.



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