Merchandise Planner

**We are innovative, fashionable and dynamic and we are seeking a Merchandise Planner to join our expanding team in Cape Town.**

You will be responsible for the sales and margin performance of the website through strong campaigns, e-commerce best practices and customer experience.

Our A-players are results-driven creative thinkers who like to move fast, get the job done, and have fun doing it. If you are analytically minded, commercially astute and have a flair for numbers, we’d love to hear from you

**Responsibilities**:

- Communicate preseason parameters regarding budget spend for style options while optimizing flow and inventory turn
- Work closely with buyers on season strategy incorporating reviews of past category/concept performance, agreement on investment for the future
- Build, maintain, and regularly adjust Open to Buy inventory and sales plans
- Create and manage markdown strategies that maximize profit and inventory liquidation
- Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal reviews of the collections performance
- Lead analysis of product past performance data and identify missed opportunities
- Create and update size profiles for new and replenishment SKUs and ensure size quantities are correct
- Build and maintain collaborative partnerships and communicate effectively with team members

**Skills and personal attributes**:

- Self-motivated and a self starter
- Attention to detail
- Ability to learn quickly
- Ability to multitask
- Works well under pressure and sticks to tight deadlines - able to effectively deal with stress
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Excellent Analytical skills - Ability to use extensive system knowledge to prepare informative reporting tools. Generate, analyze and recommend alternative actions. Determine relevant information and draw sound conclusions.
- Demonstrate smart risk taking and a strong entrepreneurial spirit
- Demonstrate financial acumen - understand what drives the bottom line. Understand what actions can be taken to impact it
- Establish Plans - Utilize business strategies to develop realistic plans and drive to execution. Ability to turn your analysis into action.
- Innovate - Continually look for ways to experiment and drive new learning. Translate insights into original concepts that benefit the business

**Experience**:

- 2+ years of experience working as a Merchandise Planner
- Completed degree with emphasis on quantitative skills in Retail, Supply Chain Management or Finance preferred. In the absence of a degree, additional and relevant work experience must be demonstrated.
- E-Commerce planning experience preferred
- Experience working in a fashion/branded environment preferred
- Knowledge and experience with merchandising systems

**Runway is committed to transformation and redressing of past inequalities. Our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our selection process.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- merchandise planning: 2 years (preferred)