Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Assistant Planner to join our Retail Planning Team in Cape Town.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and 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 won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
The position reports to the Head of Planning.
Your responsibilities will include assisting Planners with the following:
Placing supplier orders
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
Compiling 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
Managing 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
Attributes required:
Strong willingness to learn
Entrepreneurial / Commercial mindset
Attention to detail
Organised and ability to prioritise
Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma (Commerce, Finance, Mathematics or Economics degree preferable)
At least 1 year related retail / commerce experience
High proficiency in Excel
Retail buying/e-commerce experience preferable but not an absolute requirement
Existing industry networks a significant plus
The Environment:
Takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of Takealot.com 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; it's all in the execution after all.
We love what we do and what we are creating.
We seek to employ an Extraordinary Mind who:
is respectful but forthright
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed and strives to be the BEST
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change, and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is business SMART, able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
is curious and challenges the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for Takealot.com
thinks like an owner of the business
is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING
If you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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