Junior Planner
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
South Africas leading online retailer is looking for a highly talented Junior Planner to join our team in Cape Town.
We are a young dynamic hyper growth company looking for smart creative hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs a great work environment and a promise that you wont be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This position reports to the Head of Planning
Your responsibilities will include:
- Oversee the In-stock function including demand planning ordering and capacity management in line with department strategy.
- Deliver accurate insights and reports on a timely basis on which department managers can base commercial decisions and deliver on revenue and margin plans.
- Create sustainable In-stock systems and processes in partnership with central analytics technical and product teams.
- Planning management to support department procurement cycles including but not limited toseasonality promotion planning reaction import purchasing & continual replenishment.
- Develop the bottom-up budgeting plan cycle and reviews in line with performance margin stock turn & departmental strategy objectives.
- Own and compile the annual retail sales budget quarterly plan working plan as well as on-going.
- reforecasting at category and product levels to ensure budgets are achieved.
- Manage end to end inventory availability and inventory health including improved in-stock rates (availability) inventory planning at categorisation systematic forecasting markdown and clearance provisions return to supplier activities and warehouse space management.
- Drive process improvement and operational excellence within our supplier base by reducing costs defects and lead times while increasing innovation automation and economies of scale.
- Drive complex business analysis that identifies opportunities to improve cost structure and profitability focusing on continual contribution margin improvements.
- Support the operations team in delivering a world-class customer experience monitor and scrutinise department returns defects and write offs supporting the customer service team on product queries and resolving any customer complaints.
Qualification & Experience:
- Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma (Commerce Finance Mathematics or Economics degree preferable).
1-3 years Commercial / Retail experience specifically in Planning.
Proven track record in spend management (OTB Margin management mark down controls).
Attributes Required:
- Proven track record in planning and inventory management.
- Competencies and forecasting.
- Strong willingness to learn.
- Entrepreneurial / Commercial mindset.
- Proven track record in spend management (OTB Margin management mark downcontrols).
- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude and high proficiency creating and managing advanced stock managment and inventory models.
- Strong proficiency in using analytical tools (Microsoft Excel SQL) and statistical software.
The Environment:
- employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic smart customer- centric fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e- commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun work hard take ownership work in teams to create solutions and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers its all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.
- We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind whois Smart has Integrityand is Hardworking.
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!
Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities to apply.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- GIS
- JAWS
- Military Experience
- Business Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
- Exercise Planning
- MRP
About Company
South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
