Central Planning Analyst: Product

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa North Coast Labour Consultants CC Full time

Are you a skilled Central Product Planning Analyst with a background in retail clothing and a passion for driving product profitability? Our client, a leader in the Retail sector, is seeking a Central Product Planning Analyst to join their team. In this role, you’ll provide valuable merchandise insights, support strategic planning, and play a vital role in optimizing product performance. If you’re detail-oriented, analytical, and excited to contribute to impactful merchandise decisions, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic retail environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Governance of Company Product Plans

- Reviews market share data and provide insights.

- Provides input into 5-year company plans (Pre-Season)

- Provides visibility of all KPI’s impacting the proposed plan

- Reporting on deviations (in season)

- Highlight risk and drift to our plans at seasonality level continually during merch cycle

- Tracks compound annual growth

- Highlighting calendar shifts to Business (weekly)

Analysis and Merchandise Insights

- Providing accurate basket insights to all SBU’s leading up to Strategic Intent upon request

- Analyze RLC data

- Provides insight to stakeholders to review and compare market sales (monthly)

- Provides insights on strategic initiatives Character

- Communicate effectively to influence Merchant teams based on insights gathered to ensure the Company merchandise strategy is impacted positively.

Reporting

- Reporting monthly on Management pack

- Weekly Merchandise deck on product performance

- Adhoc reporting based on business need

- Communicate effectively to relevant stakeholders ensuring in line with Simplicity

- Continuously and creatively enhance the method of reporting to ensure we remain relevant to ourinternal Customer

Governance of Planning processes and policies

- Maintaining product hierarchy and ensure compliance in line with the company naming policy (Bi-annually and before strategic intent)

- To effectively govern, create and update product planning processes and polices across themerchandise divisions.

- Actively identifying and addressing pressure points in Company policies and processes.

- Identifying and documenting new planning processes and policies to ensure Governance

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential:

- A minimum of 3+ years of Product experience within a clothing retail environment

- Working experience in planning systems such as Merchandise Financial Plans

- Working experience in the latest Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint & Advanced Excel)

Preferred:

- Experience working in planning systems such as Assortment Planning, & and replenishment (2-3 years)

- Exposure to Business Intelligence Systems

- Exposure to Basket analysis

- Previous exposure to and understanding of logistics and supply chain processes

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Essential:

- A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric

- B. Comm./ B. Science degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics and/or Business Science OR

- National Diploma majoring in Internal Auditing and/or Cost and Management Accounting OR

- National Diploma in Financial Information Systems OR

- National Diploma/ degree in Business/Retail/Merchandise Management or Accounting/Finance

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

- Knowledge of the Retail merchandise cycle in terms of Buying, Planning, Logistics and Stores

- Knowledge of the retail and merchandise planning processes

- Knowledge of seasonal & replenishment products

- Knowledge of the SA retail clothing market, customers, and competitors

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