Planner Miladys
Mr Price Group · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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- Strategize, plan and execute a balanced profitable assortment in collaboration with the buyer and location planner, based on historical, trend and customer/store analysis in line with the Company's strategy.
Responsibilities Stock Management:
- Ensure that orders are placed within specific time lines and with strategic suppliers in order to meet demand as predetermined in the strategy and review process.
- Review and adapt PIS Put into stock based on external factors supplier issues, DC issues etc..
- In reaction to current trade and customer demand, adjust forward order book and address poor performing stock through markdowns.
Business Growth & Opportunity
- Drive the growth & profitability of your department through increasing sales by analyzing proposed growth opportunities, testing category extensions & understanding competitors through comp shops, with our customer in mind.
Merchandise Strategy
- Develop a seasonal product strategy for your department, in line with company strategy considering post-mortem analyses, PMO Price Mark On targets, test money, OTB Open to Buy, budgets, pricing strategies, supplier strategies, marketing & digital, etc. in order to achieve department targets
Product Review
- Develop a strategic assortment for the department considering sub cats, planned promotions, volume opportunities, store profiles, optimums, price-point plan, replenishment etc. in line with company and seasonal strategies in order to meet department review plan targets.
Current Trade
- Consistently monitor and react to current trade by analyzing product and store performance for your department & make appropriate trade decisions including stock and order book management, actioning markdowns, promotional activity, supplier negotiations for cancellations and discounts in order to potentialize sales.
Qualifications Education:
- Degree or NQF Level 6 / Diploma
Experience
- 3 Years retail planning experience
Knowledge/ Skills
- Commercial acumen
- Economic understanding of supply & demand
- Retail market & industry knowledge
- Numerical skills
- Effective Communication skills verbal & written
- Negotiation skills
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications
- Conflict management
- Analytical skills
- Business understanding of Milady's business processes, MRPG Systems & BI and the Milady's customer.