Merchandise Planner

SUMMARY:

A leading South African retailer of fashion is growing their merchandising team. They are in search of  numerically strong and passionate Merchandise Planners with a flair for fashion to join their team

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:

Achievement of Budgets:

• Support other members of the merchandise team in ensuring that all budgets are met as agreed in respect of sales, markdowns, closing stock covers, service levels and stock turn.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure that each category meets the forecast gross profit rands

 Postmortem Analysis:

• Extract post-mortem figures for analysis of seasonal assortment plans
• Report on previous season''s targets variances to analyses product performance

Pre-Season Planning:

• Development of seasonal strategy at a department and brand level & translate strategy into assortment plans using company processes and systems to maximize profits
• Presentation of strategies internally for approval

In-season Planning:

• Review departmental strategies and assortments to react where changes need to be made, in line within season performance for current and future seasonal plans
• Managing / controlling budget Open To Buy (OTB) in accordance with season strategies and KPI''s to maximize profits
• Identify good sellers & bad sellers to react accordingly for current and future seasonal plans
• Complete management of stock within the department with regards to allocations, reallocations, transfers, distribution, markdowns and chasing of good sellers                    

Forecasting Core:

• Review and correct history to forecast correctly store
• Continual assessment and forecasting adjustments where necessary to ensure accurate representation of stock                             

Ordering Core:

• Place orders to meet forecast sales
• Maintain stock level understanding with the suppliers by item
• to ensure adequate stock levels
• Supervise changes required to orders as per product strategies - phasing in / out, rolling orders for overstocks, supplier non-performance to meet target                            

Post Stock:

• Execute all systems functions to continually communicate with Location Planners in respect of relevant categories                            

Promotions:

• Planning of targets and merchandise assortment for key promotion to maximize sales                       

Supply Relationships:

• Negotiate discount & cancellations in accordance with planned sales targets to achieve low-cost pricing on product
• Build relationships with Key Suppliers within department to ensure seamless flow of product and orders            

Store Visits:

• Store visits to Sheet Street and competitor''s stores for competitors shopping to ensure product assortment has competitive advantage               

People:

• Maximize productivity of department associates by training, motivating, and managing performance to produce home grown talent

 

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