Senior Planner Miladys at Mr Price Group

Job Description

• Miladys, a trading division of the Mr Price Group is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Merchandise Planner. Reporting into the Planning Manager, you will be responsible for managing a particular department within the division. This role requires someone who enjoys developing a strong understanding of our product and our customer. You will use this knowledge to partner closely with your Buyers to develop a product strategy that will ensure the department attains maximum profitability. Once a product strategy is determined you will work closely with your team of to ensure it is executed as efficiently and effectively as possible.                                                      

Responsibilities

• To meet your objectives you will lead the team in completing a detailed weekly analysis of your department’s performance where you must also react to opportunities or possible risks in the market to either maximize sales or reduce loss in sales.
• You would be responsible for controlling the budget for the respective department and must develop key relationships with stakeholders internal and external to execute the business strategy.
• Finally, as your season draws to a close you would then start to develop a strategy going forward based on what happened previously, what is happening currently in your business and to identify new opportunities that exist in the market for you to capitalize on.
• Your ability to oversee and develop others (incl. trainees) along with a constant hunger to review and improve processes would be advantageous!

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification – BCOM Finance, Accounts, Supply Chain, Economics
• 3-5 years relevant Merchandise Planning / Retail Planning experience
• Advanced Level understanding of RPAS (Arthur Planning)

Knowledge/ Skills required:

• Commercial acumen
• Economic understanding of supply & demand
• Retail market & industry knowledge
• Numerical skills
• Communication skills (verbal & written)
• Negotiation skills
• Computer literacy
• Conflict management
• Analytical skills.     
• Business understanding of Miladys business processes, MRPG Systems & BI and the Miladys customer preferences