your purpose
With support & guidance build key knowledge & skills that equips the role to develop category plans which demonstrate the ability to plan the right merchandise for the right stores at the right time as well as a strong understanding of all the financial measures around sales, stock & profit.
your key responsibilities
Job Learning:
Apply learnt knowledge & skills by:
Demonstrating awareness of the factors which influence the way we perform in current trade how to manage opportunities & risks accordingly.
Demonstrating how to optimize stock in the light of the critical path & achievement of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicator).
Participating in the building of an assortment which is informed by current trade, post mortem, & the seasonal strategy.
Demonstrating how to forecast a financial plan, highlight variances for sales, orders, stock, markdown planning going forward.
Current Trade:
Extract & analyse financial KPI’s & product performance against set plan by sub department season, category & sub category.
Contribute towards compiling a draft report highlighting all issues that have impacted performance.
Assist with re-forecasting financial plan iro sales, orders, stock, markdowns & concluding current trade action plan.
Conduct regular competitive shops/store visits & as an outcome relay the findings & recommended action plan.
Building an Assortment:
Participate in building the assortment plan in collaboration with the buying & location planning team.
Maintain the assortment in the relevant system (APS).
Extract & analyse reports on the assortment for the planner.
Order Placement & Product Allocation:
Create all order lines for the season with your greater team ensuring accuracy in all detail inclusive of category & sub category detail, product attributes, size curve, cost prices, selling prices, and PMO.
Follow up on order & resolve any potential problems with the planner.
Assist greater team to ensure order raising & allocations are completed timeously according to calendar deadline requirements.
what are the requirements?
A completed Degree in Commerce, Business Science, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Strategic Management, Supply Chain, Logistics or Retail.
0-1 Year work experience
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Closing Date 27 March 2022