Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: MARKET RELATED

EE position: No

Introduction

Maximise buying and selling possibilities with the aid of presenting correct forecasts of patron demand via administration through exception, optimising stock administration via the provide chain and save catalogues inside described parameters.

Job description

• Optimise the non-stop availability of product in the branch to meet client demand
• Contribute to the branch sketch with a particular center of attention on planning goals and requirements
• Develop and control the branch graph in line with planning concepts to make certain Food Range (depth & breadth of range) gives you availability, income and worthwhile growth
• Communicate and make sure adherence to all key targets and priorities from the Category Operating Plan to the branch teams
• Assist branch group to prioritise targets and sources to supply working plan, each from a product and human beings perspective
• Define, set and display product drift fashions and combine with Supply Chain and go practical crew to make sure shipping of the branch plans
• Contribute to the Category Scorecards to make sure stretch budgets and aims are set for the department
• Review branch overall performance in opposition to Department Scorecards
• Integrate with group to set and attain operational KPI’s –sales, waste, availability, monetary in charge contribution of the Foods Department.
• Set, Monitor and Deliver stock plans and acquire all stock goals (Sales, Service levels, Stock cover, Forecast accuracy, Waste, Availability) in line with client availability targets for the Category Operating Plan
• Provide enter and impact the replenishment procedures and forecasting algorithms and key stock levers
• Complete and hold the evaluation of historic and future overall performance (KPAs sales, inventory margin, inventory turn, promote throughs, advertising undertaking inclusive of key commercial enterprise indicators) to remarks to buying and selling group to make sure if any, dangers are viewed in the improvement of future plans
• Participate and have an effect on in all branch evaluations with the aid of making sure that the Planning KPI’s evaluation is geared up for the reviews
• Drive profitability collectively with the matrix team
• Set, Monitor and Deliver product format for exclusive occasions/events
• Build key relationships with shops to pressure method inside the category

Minimum requirements

• Preferably B.Com Degree / Relevant Retail qualification
• Ideally three – five years planning journey in FMCG
• Good pc literacy, with an above common draw close of all workplace applications,
• Must have precise information of provide chain operations i.e. Suppliers , DC, Stores and knows the grant chain concepts
• Very proper analytical and numerical ability
• Very properly planning and organisational ability
• Very exact commercial enterprise acumen, judgement and problem-solving skills
• Very suitable group player, demonstrates integration abilities in all interactions
• Ability to supply precise outcomes beneath traumatic situations
• Proven potential to successfully use a statistical forecasting tool
• An appreciation of how to consider availability and waste metrics and enforce built-in options that supply class profitability targets
• Good grasp of grant chains/ stock administration structures and their strategies (e.g. LDE forecasting), order management
• Good grasp of stores, patron and product profiles, and their relationship to range/ catalogue and area planning
• Contribute to the improvement of an built-in category/ branch design that can provide a product vary that in flip provides worthwhile growth, while being conscious of planning principles

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