STORE PLANNER - FBH BRANDS & MENSWEAR

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To deliver on-time allocations, accurate distribution of stock and maintenance of systems that optimise the delivery of the department’s KPI’s. Assist and support the Planner with administrative tasks and analysis.

• Develop and Execute Channel Plan
• Develop cross plan per centralised grading parameters in line with critical path. Ensure exceptions are executed as agreed with Central Planning.
• Ensure New Stores are stocked to plan – in line with Location brief and critical path.
• Conduct Post seasonal analysis with regards to size, store and product performance and identify exceptions to inform grading exceptions (move to data analysis).
• Maintain On the Dot parameter tool timeously to inform agreed stock parameters and optimised sales.
• Develop and Execute Allocations
• Prioritise allocations based on trading, monthly launches and monthly intake forecast.
• Monitor and analyse store performance against plan and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise decision making.
• Capture and update sizing ratios in RMS and sizing tool.
• Create size profile & size ratios for each product to optimise allocations and future orders.
• Data analysis & reporting
• Analyse store performance and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise business decision making.
• Conduct grade analysis and present findings to planner and central planning team for action.
• Check In-season exceptions and suggest possible resolution to planner or action where appropriate. For example - availability, size profile including on order ratio.
• Assist stores in resolving any queries relating to stock.

· Grade 12 Certificate / Matric is essential.

· A National Diploma or Degree in Business/Retail Management or Accounting/Finance (advantageous).

· 2-3 year’s experience in store planning within clothing retail environment (essential).

· Previous store management (advantageous).

· Working in retail systems, familiar with retail and merchandise planning systems such as allocation planning, JDA, RMS, On the Dot and or Just enough (advantageous).

· Experience working at an advanced level in Excel to analyse and manipulate large datasets to present complex information in clear and concise manner (advantageous).

· Retail, Supply Chain and Logistics processes.

· Understanding of Store Operations, layout, space management.

· Inventory Knowledge.

· Understanding of product assortment strategies.

· Retail Math, proficiency in retail calculations.