Superbalist - Planning Manager

1 week ago

Cape Town, South Africa Superbalist Full time

We're looking for people who:

- are decisive
- are continuously learning & improving
- think big
- are proactive
- obsess about the customer and the customer experience
- are accountable
- collaborate
- are trustworthy, approachable and open minded
- simplify processes and solve complexity

If that sounds exciting to you, then you may be right for Superbalist, and ready to help us build SA's biggest and best fashion retailer.

The **Planning Manager** is responsible for the creation of the Departmental financial strategy and execution of the Business strategy of Superbalist, by managing a team that delivers a product offering that exceeds the customers' expectations and achieves sales and profit targets combined with effective inventory management.

**Key Skills & Experience**:

- A minimum of 5+ years' planning experience in highly creative, fast-paced, innovative fashion retail environment
- A minimum of 2 years management experience
- Advanced computer literacy experience in Excel and Planning systems

**Key Competencies and Attribute**:

- Strong business acumen
- Good organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proven decision-making ability.
- Strong understanding of fashion contemporary culture
- Good understanding of Brand management and private labels

**Team and Responsibilities, but not limited to**:
**Profit Maximisation**
- Preparation of budgets, sales, stock and profit targets.
- Monitor performance against plan, taking appropriate action to maximise sales and profit and reduce stock-holding whilst increasing stock turn.
- Identify new business opportunities to grow sales and profitability.
- Review, propose and implement mark-down activity to reduce terminal stock whilst analysing action taken on mark-downs to maximise profit.
- Implement promotional plans to optimise sales and profit.
- Measure brand/supplier performance in conjunction with Sourcing and make recommendations to grow or exit.

**Range Building and Planning**
- Develop and agree plans in partnership with the Buying Managers that achieve sales and profit targets and implement the agreed departmental strategy.
- Support the build of balanced and profitable seasonal range plans.
- Evaluate market and customer information together with historical data to develop the department's phased stock plans and pricing strategy.
- Strategically manage the range building and the planning department according the company ethics and values

**Inventory/Commitment Management**
- Business OTB Management: Pre-season planning & finalise all budgets with teams.
- Monitor and manage the availability of stock.
- Promote stock efficiency through in season trading whilst managing forward covers.
- Collaborate with Supply chain to ensure planned launch and capacity plans are accurate.
- Manage terminal stock.
- Manage volume buys and optimal size ratios

**_Superbalist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference._**:

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