Junior Sell Off/Assistant Planner (Retail)

To assist the Head of Product and Key Account Managers with the responsibilities assigned to the team. Responsibilities are divided between two major business units - one involving the management around product and sell out reports from retailers and e-tailers, and the other managing, maintaining, and the creation of new internal reports where necessary.

• Assist with the realizing and managing of performance in line with company budgets and the upkeep on the sellout reports across the business
• Involved with multiple brands held by the business, duties include, amongst other things:
  • Demand planning
  • Cost Structuring, Pricing and Forecasting models
  • Assist with Business Plans across Brands
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Future business planning
  • Product Mix\Growth planning
  • Business development
  • Managing/tracking stock on hand
  • Maintaining sellout data

• From and internal relational database management perspective, duties include:
  • Centralization of reports across all organizational divisions
  • Manage data retrieval and analysis

Qualifications and Experience required:

• A minimum of 1 2 years experience in a planning related role within a retail environment
• Relevant accounting/stats/maths/finance degree (B.Com/B.Bus.Sci, or B.Sc)
• Strong Excel skills - spreadsheets
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple initiatives at the same time in the retail and FMCG environment
• SAP Business One experience an advantage
• Advanced Computer literacy skills
• Solution finding skills
• Experience working on retail portals