Are you a skilled Central Product Planning Analyst with a background in retail clothing and a passion for driving product profitability? Our client, a leader in the Retail sector, is seeking a Central Product Planning Analyst to join their team. In this role, you'll provide valuable merchandise insights, support strategic planning, and play a vital role in optimizing product performance. If you're detail-oriented, analytical, and excited to contribute to impactful merchandise decisions, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic retail environment
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Governance of Company Product Plans
Reviews market share data and provide insights.
Provides input into 5-year company plans (Pre-Season)
Provides visibility of all KPI's impacting the proposed plan
Reporting on deviations (in season)
Highlight risk and drift to our plans at seasonality level continually during merch cycle
Tracks compound annual growth
Highlighting calendar shifts to Business (weekly)
Analysis and Merchandise Insights
Providing accurate basket insights to all SBU's leading up to Strategic Intent upon request
Analyze RLC data
Provides insight to stakeholders to review and compare market sales (monthly)
Provides insights on strategic initiatives Character
Communicate effectively to influence Merchant teams based on insights gathered to ensure the Company merchandise strategy is impacted positively.
Reporting
Reporting monthly on Management pack
Weekly Merchandise deck on product performance
Adhoc reporting based on business need
Communicate effectively to relevant stakeholders ensuring in line with Simplicity
Continuously and creatively enhance the method of reporting to ensure we remain relevant to ourinternal Customer
Governance of Planning processes and policies
Maintaining product hierarchy and ensure compliance in line with the company naming policy (Bi-annually and before strategic intent)
To effectively govern, create and update product planning processes and polices across themerchandise divisions.
Actively identifying and addressing pressure points in Company policies and processes.
Identifying and documenting new planning processes and policies to ensure Governance
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential:
A minimum of 3+ years of Product experience within a clothing retail environment
Working experience in planning systems such as Merchandise Financial Plans
Working experience in the latest Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint & Advanced Excel)
Preferred:
Experience working in planning systems such as Assortment Planning, & and replenishment (2-3 years)
Exposure to Business Intelligence Systems
Exposure to Basket analysis
Previous exposure to and understanding of logistics and supply chain processes
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Essential:
A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric
B. Comm./ B. Science degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics and/or Business Science OR
National Diploma majoring in Internal Auditing and/or Cost and Management Accounting OR
National Diploma in Financial Information Systems OR
National Diploma/ degree in Business/Retail/Merchandise Management or Accounting/Finance
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
Knowledge of the Retail merchandise cycle in terms of Buying, Planning, Logistics and Stores
Knowledge of the retail and merchandise planning processes
Knowledge of seasonal & replenishment products
Knowledge of the SA retail clothing market, customers, and competitors
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