Merchandise Allocator

1 week ago

Cape Town, South Africa Bounty Brands Apparel Full time

**Position Summary**

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- **Allocations**_
- Compiling and executing allocations to stores under instruction to meet required cover/stock turn.
- Identification of best sellers by store for review
- Accurate Loading of promos for your brand.
- Accurate Actioning markdowns for your brand.
- Compiling and sending off all stock instructions - IBT’s and RTS and follow up thereof.
- **Reporting & Distribution**_
- Capturing and updating of the month to date sales and store cover reports
- Providing feedback to the buyers based on the information collated
- Review, set up and management of model stock for replenishment pick for all stock held at warehouse
- Compiling and executing distributions based on store grading/ turnover in advance of date of required distribution
- **Stock administration**_
- Loading of promos and actioning any agreed markdowns on the system
- Ensure stock is distributed timeously for all promotional activity
- Identifying the need for IBT’s and RTS and presenting for sign-off - Compiling and sending of all stock instructions to stores, follow up on instructions are executed
- Size Curve analysis/Health of Stock per store - feedback to Planner
- Identifying ageing stock for review
- Loading of all orders on the system and compilation of on order due dates
- Timeous follow up on orders due for delivery and report to Planner/Brand Managers on late or non
- delivery
- **Store support**_
- Attending to any customer requests.
- Stock queries from stores where over/under delivery has taken place.
- Amend any GRV queries within 24hrs of receipt.
- Stock requests to be logged and closed off once completed.

**Education & Experience Requirements**
- Essential: Matric qualification
- Desirable: A relevant business or retail tertiary qualification
- Preferable: Minimum 1-2 years experience in a similar role within a Retail environment. Core Competencies
- Analysing and Reporting
- Planning, prioritizing and organizing Delivering results and meeting expectations
- Following instructions and procedures
- Adapting and responding to change
- Coping with pressures and setback

**Skills and Abilities**
- Intermediate MS Excel Skills
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Meticulous with a strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Time management skills to meet deadlines
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of wholesale/retail environment and merchandise planning processes that are involved

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

Application Question(s):

- What is your notice period?
- What are your salary expectations?

**Location**:

- Cape Town, Western Cape (required)

Work Location: In person

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