Product Line Planner

1 month ago


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

At A-Z Business Professionals, we are seeking a highly skilled Product Line Planner - Sales and Profitability Specialist to join our team. This role is responsible for driving sales and profitability through category management of sales, stock, OTB, and margin.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Collate and manipulate data for manual input into planning tools
  • Forecast sales and stock on planning templates based on current trends, performance, and opportunities
  • Ensure category stock holding is in line with budget/forecast and manage OTB accordingly
  • Make commercial recommendations based on current trade and propose actions
  • Assist in assortment planning and product ranging
  • Analyse size curves at store level and other key user-defined attributes
  • Perform seasonal analysis and post-mortem with corresponding strategy and range planning
  • Develop and translate departmental pre-season merchandise strategies into executable in-season merchandise plans
  • Establish pre-season sales and margin plans, together with inventory levels required to support them
  • In season, re-project sales and markdowns in consideration with the impact on margin
  • Manage allocation teams to balance inventory and assortment across stores to ensure the right stock is in the right store at the right time
  • Provide financial strategies for sales, markdowns, inventory, and gross margin, and also responsible for accurate in-season forecasting, driving course corrections and improvements based on variances between actual results and the plan
  • Work closely in a team with buyers and allocators to execute the range
  • Liaise with buying departments regarding style performance
  • Control the budget and manage the supply chain of different categories/departments
  • Strategically manage stock and produce accurate figures for analysis
  • Grade stores and 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
  • Maintain store stock levels for core merchandise

About You:

  • You have advanced knowledge of Excel, retail systems, and general computer skills
  • You can run pivot tables, do VLOOKUP functions, and create and maintain advanced reports
  • You understand forecasting aspects of planning and interaction of key KPIs
  • You possess good articulation with excellent English written & verbal communication skills
  • You have good numerical, analytical thinking & logical problem-solving skills
  • You have a strong merchant, trader, and commercial mentality
  • You are a team collaborator who is strategic and forward-thinking
  • You have strong planning, organizing, administrating, and coordinating skills
  • You can work independently, self-lead, and use initiative
  • You are methodical, detail-oriented, and have a high level of accuracy
  • You are punctual, deadline-driven, and outcomes-focused
  • You have strong data handling capabilities
  • You pay attention to detail

Requirements:

  • Grade 12/Matric
  • Relevant 3-year Degree/Diploma
  • Min 3-5 years relevant Retail Planning experience accountable for own area and managing allocators/order clerks
  • Apparel/Accessories/Footwear experience is preferable

Salary:

$85,000 - $110,000 per annum

Contact Information:



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