Merchandise Planner

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Monitor and analyse actual vs planned sales and procurement data
- Monitor and analyse sales vs stock balances vs lead times vs storage capacity data
- Monitor product availability from suppliers and transport modes availability
- Interpret sales vs stock on hand data analytics and develop demand forecasts by stock type and brand
- Develop stock distribution plans
- Secure product availability at suppliers and route transporters
- Optimise network product availability vs capacity utilisation
- Analyse pricing elasticity and determine sales prices
- Develop, populate and distribute Management Information reports

**Minimum requirements**:

- Eng (Industrial Engineering) degree
- Approximately 2-3 years of relevant experience
- Drivers’ licence and own transport (willing to travel when necessary)
- Team player
- Advanced analytical skills
- Computer literacy: MS Office (especially Excel)