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Planner - Corporate - Merchandise

The Building Company
Cape Town Full-day Full-time

Description:

Introduction:

To translate the sales and profit budget for the category into the most appropriate apportioning into the relevant components (i.e., stock, margin, provisions) and then to accurately forecast, monitor and analyse performance against budgets and make recommendations in order for the category to achieve its sales and profitability targets

Description:

Business Needs Analysis



  • To monitor, analyse, interpret, and mine all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges

Generating Solutions



  • To identify opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category

Supply Chain Management



  • To manage the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers

Supplier Performance



  • To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved

Team Influencing



  • To play a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team

Network Influencing



  • To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy

To uphold and promote the company values and culture



Requirements:

Minimum of 3-5 years' relevant experience of planning within a high complexity/large category environment (essential);


Experience gained in the FMCG industry (desirable);


Experience in a people influencing/leadership (desirable)

Requirements:

Introduction:

To translate the sales and profit budget for the category into the most appropriate apportioning into the relevant components (i.e., stock, margin, provisions) and then to accurately forecast, monitor and analyse performance against budgets and make recommendations in order for the category to achieve its sales and profitability targets

Description:

Business Needs Analysis



  • To monitor, analyse, interpret, and mine all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges

Generating Solutions



  • To identify opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category

Supply Chain Management



  • To manage the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers

Supplier Performance



  • To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved

Team Influencing



  • To play a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team

Network Influencing



  • To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy

To uphold and promote the company values and culture



Requirements:

Minimum of 3-5 years' relevant experience of planning within a high complexity/large category environment (essential);


Experience gained in the FMCG industry (desirable);


Experience in a people influencing/leadership (desirable)

Introduction:

To translate the sales and profit budget for the category into the most appropriate apportioning into the relevant components (i.e., stock, margin, provisions) and then to accurately forecast, monitor and analyse performance against budgets and make recommendations in order for the category to achieve its sales and profitability targets

Description:

Business Needs Analysis



  • To monitor, analyse, interpret, and mine all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges

Generating Solutions



  • To identify opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category

Supply Chain Management



  • To manage the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers

Supplier Performance



  • To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved

Team Influencing



  • To play a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team

Network Influencing



  • To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy

To uphold and promote the company values and culture



Requirements:

Minimum of 3-5 years' relevant experience of planning within a high complexity/large category environment (essential);


Experience gained in the FMCG industry (desirable);


Experience in a people influencing/leadership (desirable)


  • To monitor, analyse, interpret, and mine all sources of relevant data to develop a comprehensive understanding of the business needs around the category and identify ideal profiles for stores, suppliers, and ranges

  • To identify opportunities/issues in order to and generate effective solutions to achieve budgeted sales, stock, and margins aimed at optimising the financial results of the category

  • To manage the end-to-end supply chain process regarding category - from forecasting of sales, profit, and stock to management of margins, sales, stock, ranges, suppliers

  • To participate in supplier performance reviews and influence appropriate action to ensure that set supplier KPIs are achieved

  • To play a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at functional level and ensuring effective performance within the support team

  • To build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and connect people to enable delivery of the strategy
11 Mar 2025;   from: careers24.com

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