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Key Performance Areas

Financial: Support the management of key financial metrics

• Responsible for supporting the key financial metrics i.e. Sales (Intake & Net Sales Value), Receipts, Inventory Efficiency (Stock Turn & Stock Sell Through), Stock Health, COS% / Gross Margin, Unreserved, Substitutions, Returns, Out of Stock Cancels as well as Average Item Value

Planning & Forecasting

• Support overall sales plans in line with marketing plan for the year
• Ensure the effective usage of DirectTech application
• Support management sales forecasts by category based on Business Plan to reflect trend direction and trading opportunities
• Understand & support development of balanced range that supports growth of the business
• Understand & support effective clearance activities (plan & forecast)
• Margin Management: Understand & support inbound GM% to achieve set targets (by BU by Material)

Stock Management

• Understand & support the effective management of OTB
• Display quick reaction to changes in trading patterns and proactively recommends changes to future OTB
• Identify reasons for poor performance areas and demonstrate timely and appropriate response
• Understand & support an effective clearance & liquidation strategy
• Critical Path Support: Drive the timely receipt of product into the warehouse
• Drive optimised stock efficiency
• Understand & support effective management of cancellations and substitutions in line with targets
• Utilise DirectTech to support the timely identification & strategy development around of good & bad sellers

Trader Mentality

• Allocation of Sales & OTB – Proactively reforecast Sales & OTB in response to trading trends
• Active Trading – Drive the effective & appropriate usage of Tele Commissions (up & down) to manipulate sales
• Risk Appetite – Ensure appropriate OTB & sales are allocated to test new categories and identify and respond effectively to business opportunities and threats
• Customer Experience – Ensure offers are developed that resonate with the customer (i.e. not overly complex) and that offers are aligned to international best practise & support business growth
• Support creative to ensure the effective communication / execution
• Competitive Landscape – Displays sound understanding of target market and keep up to date on competitor developments whilst remaining abreast of local & international retail developments

System, Process & Analytics

• Ensure effective analytical use of Data Warehouse Cube and partner with BI & other areas to ensure data is identified and made easily available to user via the cubes
• Deliver timely & effective analysis for reporting (ad hoc & periodic) and drive a culture of excellence with regards to data integrity
• Support business strategy and identify opportunities to enhance current systems to effectively support the business strategy
• Keep abreast of international & local developments & feedback to business on development opportunities
• Champion Merchandise interests wrt system developments and enhancements
• Drive efficiencies and identify & drive the implementation of time / cost saving system enhancements whilst improving the customer experience
• Maintain efficient & effective processe and identify opportunities to improve cost / time efficiencies, develop processes that support business strategy and artner across the business to ensure the effective development & deployment process enhancements / introduction
• Champion Merchandise interests when collaborating on business process developments

Teamwork & Employee Engagement

• Follow through on commitments, strives to do the right thing when making business decisions and sets strong ethical standards
• Create and maintain an environment of openness, fairness and integrity between team members
• Promote and develop effective working relationships with internal partners and consider other areas needs when setting business priorities

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Commerce / Marketing

Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in Merchandisinc planning function or related field would be a distinct advantage
• Competent on MS Office suite

Attributes & Behaviours

• Excellent planning and coordinating skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strategic thinking skills and business acumen
• Good interpersonal & problem solving skills
• Highly numerate
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Superior organizational skills with specific attention to detail
• Superior decision/recommendation making skills

Location: Cape Town

How to Apply

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