Edenvale: JUNIOR PLANNER

Educational Qualifications: Matric is essential Relevant qualification in Fashion Merchandising, Retail Management, Business Administration or Marketing is beneficial Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential Duties and responsibilities: Set and revise inventory and financial parameters, including budgets for sales, margin and OTB. Capture market and store trends and work closely with the Buying Team to drive a compelling assortment for our Retail doors to maximize. Analyze product performance and identify seasonal non-selling items to load on markdown system using Dolphin system. Always make sure that the stores are fully stocked on new items and always have the correct size curves. Plan product consolidations to move stock between stores. Set up and monitor weekly sales category report to identify progress of each category as well as making sure that stock is still in-line. Re-trend sales forecast for in-season based on current sales trend in store. Work closely with Buying and Marketing Team to identify slow selling lines and overstocked categories to push promotion activity to maximize sales. Present bi-weekly style card product performance to identify best-selling styles and poor sellers in-season. Allocate stock in time to the correct stores and allow smooth transitioning between campaigns, flows and seasons. Constant monitoring and evaluation of stores and stock performance in line with allocation strategies. Set up post-seasonal reports to report on past season performance, sales vs stock, full price items vs markdowns by category. Liaise with Buying Team on product performance and make sure that stock is still on time / react to stock when needed.