Store Planner - Fbh Brands & Menswear

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction To deliver on-time allocations, accurate distribution of stock and maintenance of systems that optimise the delivery of the department's KPI's. Assist and support the Planner with administrative tasks and analysis.
Develop and Execute Channel Plan Develop cross plan per centralised grading parameters in line with critical path. Ensure exceptions are executed as agreed with Central Planning. Ensure New Stores are stocked to plan – in line with Location brief and critical path. Conduct Post seasonal analysis with regards to size, store and product performance and identify exceptions to inform grading exceptions (move to data analysis). Maintain On the Dot parameter tool timeously to inform agreed stock parameters and optimised sales. Develop and Execute Allocations Prioritise allocations based on trading, monthly launches and monthly intake forecast. Monitor and analyse store performance against plan and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise decision making. Capture and update sizing ratios in RMS and sizing tool. Create size profile & size ratios for each product to optimise allocations and future orders. Data analysis & reporting Analyse store performance and provide accurate and timeous information to optimise business decision making. Conduct grade analysis and present findings to planner and central planning team for action. Check In-season exceptions and suggest possible resolution to planner or action where appropriate. For example - availability, size profile including on order ratio. Assist stores in resolving any queries relating to stock. · Grade 12 Certificate / Matric is essential.
· A National Diploma or Degree in Business/Retail Management or Accounting/Finance (advantageous).
· 2-3 year's experience in store planning within clothing retail environment (essential).
· Previous store management (advantageous).
· Working in retail systems, familiar with retail and merchandise planning systems such as allocation planning, JDA, RMS, On the Dot and or Just enough (advantageous).
· Experience working at an advanced level in Excel to analyse and manipulate large datasets to present complex information in clear and concise manner (advantageous).
· Retail, Supply Chain and Logistics processes.
· Understanding of Store Operations, layout, space management.
· Inventory Knowledge.
· Understanding of product assortment strategies.
· Retail Math, proficiency in retail calculations.

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