Junior Location Planner Power Fashion at Mr Price Group

Job Description


Under general direction create the department's astute pre-season & in-season store sales plans that meet the store's needs in terms of the correct buy shape per store profile & maximize store sales, clearance and space. The above is done under guidance & in direct collaboration with the line manager.


Responsibilities
Current Trade:


Extract & analyse store KPI's by sub-department season.
Complete a draft report highlighting all issues impacting performance.
Can lead a discussion to develop an action plan that will maximize store sales, clearance & space.
Assist the location planner with regards to re-forecasting in-season store sales to adjust for the current trade variances.
Convert the store sales plan to a stock plan in OTS (Open to Ship) in order to adjust SAS (Strategic Allocation System) allocations.
Monitor store size service levels on replenishment lines in order to maximize replenishment sales.
Analyse store cover ratio to ensure optimum distribution of stock.


Post Mortem:


Collaborating with the location planner to review the previous season's zero-based plan (ZBP) in order to conclude the previous seasons missed opportunities.
Summarize in the post-mortem the previous seasons performance (sub dept. store season KPI's, grade & portfolio) based off current trade reports & compile key lessons learnt.
Complete store grading in APS (Assortment Planning System) in order to provide the merchant planning team with unit buy recommendations which will inform their strategy


Seasonal Strategy:


Collaborating with the location planner develop a seasonal strategy for the sub department which will include strategic objectives & a top line financial plan which is aligned to the previous seasons post mortem & growth opportunities in comparable, new, enhanced stores as well as reduced & discontinued stores.
Contribute to the strategy discussion & aggregate the seasonal strategy to be presented to the management team ensuring it is aligned to key company growth initiatives.


Building an Assortment:


Collaborating with the location planner build the assortment plan in order to balance the assortment back to key strategic store requirements.
Amend where required store grading & unit buys in order to finalize assortment to buy.
Contribute to the preparation of the required presentation documents in order to articulate variances to strategy in respect of profiles, grades & stores.


Product Allocation/Stock Allocation:


Amend the in-season store sales plan in order to check that all store performance deviations are accounted for before final allocations are finalized.
Adjust & balance the forward allocations checking that required units per store are met & that the strategic assortment shape is executed as per the OTS (Open to Ship) plan.
Monitor units being accrued for new store openings & report on variances.
Perform store consolidations in order to optimize store stock levels.


Coaching & Development:


Provide coaching to trainee location planner within your greater team.


Qualifications
Education:


A Degree or Diploma is required with 2-3 related quantitative or supply chain subjects.


Experience:


1 Year in equivalent role or trainee program.


Knowledge/ Skills:


Professional Skills include: current trade, post mortem, build a seasonal strategy & assortment.
Technical Skills include: computer literacy & planning system.
Candidate should have retail knowledge, brand and product understanding, customer & retail market