Location Planner Power Fashion

Power Fashion is looking for a Location Planner.

It is important that this person is high on delivery and the ability to work both independently as well as in a team environment.

your purpose:

Develop store merchandise strategies for one or more departments through developing store plans that will deliver budgeted profit through ensuring the right stock is at the right place at the right time to maximize sales and to minimize mark

Qualifications: requirements for this exciting career opportunity are:

1. Education:

· Degree in Degree in Business, Supply Chain and/or Finance related.

2. Experience:

· 3 years plus experience as a Retail/ merchandise/product planner.

3. Knowledge/ Skills:

· Knowledge of Apparel, Footwear, Accessories & Equipment.

· Analytical skills.

· Numerical skills.

· Microsoft Office.

· Communication and collaboration skills.

· Commercial Acumen.

4. Key Attributes:

• Self-motivated, proactive and works independently.

• Confident and ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation.

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

• Responsibilities: your key responsibilities:
  
  1. Strategy Development:
  
  • Use insights from analysis of past store sales and develop merchandise store plans that equate to profitable sales for future seasons in order to maximize the business strategy across stores.
  
  2. Analysis / Forecasting:
  
  • With the Planner, analyse trade in the current season in order to identify opportunities to maximize sales across stores. Analyse sales of the current season stores in order to identify insights and opportunities for future forecasts as well as to react to current season in adjusting allocations and store plans to maximize profitability
  
  3. Stock Management:
  
  • Track the level of inventory compared to sales across stores, working to quickly to react to under and over performing stores, in order to minimize stock holding through considering, inter branch transfers, and changes to allocations.
  
  4. Cover Ratios & Service Levels:
  
  • Track and manage store cover ratios within the Sub-departments to ensure the correct cover ratios across stores to maximize allocation of stock. Review service levels to ensure correct stock level by size in all stores.