Catman Space Planner

Are you detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about retail merchandising? Boxer Superstores is looking for a Catman Space Planner to join our Category Management team at our Head Office in Westville, Durban.

This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing store planograms across new, existing, and revamped stores. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring optimal product placement, efficient space allocation, and alignment with category strategies to enhance the shopping experience and drive sales performance.

Duties And Responsibilities

Space Planning

• Create generic planogram from range as signed off by buyer for new stores and post reviews
• Check all SKU’s that have been ranged by the buyer included in the planogram
• Flush out old data and import new 6 months data into store planogram
• Adjust space allocation according to days of supply
• Review planogram for implementation of category strategy and merchandising rules
• Print planogram for review
• Send planogram to manager for checking
• Send planogram to HOD’s for review
• Modify planogram to incorporate changes or amend planogram after HOD input
• Print store specific planogram and place info booklet pack for stores and give to category OPS Manager for distribution to stores
• Publish final signed off store specific planograms at CatmanDW for suppliers to retrieve the planograms off the boxer FTP site.

Planograms Development

• Develops planograms based on target assortment , by format and cluster as SKU level
• Upload and maintain planograms on system

Ad-hoc

• Update images & dimensions on Planograms
• Classify new products introductions into CatMan DW
• New projects
• Paper trail planogram update
• Re-vamp planograms
• New stores
• Existing stores – remodel planograms

Minimum Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12) is essential.
• Minimum of 1 year's retail experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience engaging with internal stakeholders, particularly Buyers.
• Knowledge of BoMM will be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.