ACKERMANS CAREER
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Our Cellular group is increasing and a everlasting probability has come to be accessible in our Cellular Planning group for a Product Planner. If you’re passionate about product, technological know-how and have sound planning journey then this is the function for you.
To reap the SBU’s approach with the aid of efficaciously delivering, implementing, and managing the departmental enterprise plans.To optimise income with the aid of making sure the timeous ordering and transport of cell product in the right extent to the proper shops in accordance with required carrier stage agreements.
Qualifications
A Grade 12 certificates is an fundamental requirement.
A applicable tertiary qualification would be a precise advantage.
Preferred skills are: B. Comm. / B.Science diploma in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Stats and Business Science OR
National Diploma majoring in Internal Auditing and/or Cost and Management Accounting OR
National Diploma in Financial Information Systems
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Knowledge required:
An in-depth expertise and grasp of planning concepts, methodologies, structures and processes.
An appreciation of the logistics and grant chain surroundings and appreciation retail.
Skills required:
Proficiency in the contemporary Microsoft purposes consisting of Advanced Excel
Proficient in planning, organising, monitoring and controlling
Sound Business Acumen and sound business mentality
Proficient in constructing and retaining relationships
Sound numerical ability
Analytical questioning & logical problem-solving
Conflict decision skills
Effective time administration and self-management skills
The capability to – be resilient – adapt properly to alternate – work independently and inside a crew – control stress efficaciously – be self-driven – be progressive – be accurate; paying shut interest to element – be assertive – negotiate and influence
Effective written and oral verbal exchange skills
Experience required:
A minimal of 2-3 years sound journey in shop planning inside a apparel retail surroundings is an fundamental requirement.
Replenishment and assortment planning journey inside a Cellular or comparable FMCG environment.
Prior Store planning experience
Experience working in planning systems
Previous publicity to usual logistics and furnish chain strategies
Key Responsibilities
To supply and enforce departmental commercial enterprise plans/budgets that helps the SBU’s product strategy. To acquire and exceed the agreed KPI’s as signed off at the seasonal Business Plan. To supply balanced merchandise assortments inside the required time body that helps the signed-off departmental commercial enterprise strategy. To precisely and continually forecast replenishment inflows to obtain income plans. To help shops in resolving any queries pertaining to to inventory and to analyses save overall performance and supply correct and timeous records to optimize commercial enterprise selection making. To make sure the correct distribution of replenishment stock; to optimize sales. To supply replenishment profiles at the required product degree and to grant inputs to the seasonal seem to be for the required visible merchandising; all inside the required time – frames. To supply a region graph that permits for the clustering of shops at the required product level.
