Omni Planner - Sneaker Factory

at  The Foschini Group

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification.2 - 5 years+ proven working experience as a Merchandise Planner.

SKILLS:

• A high degree of numeracy and an analytical, detailed and strategic approach to work.
• Computer literacy in word, excel (advanced) and planning systems.
• Strong business acumen and merchant thinking.
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.Proven decision-making ability.

• Monitoring and reporting on the online trade performance.
• Reviewing and analyzing the brands performance across all KPI, i.e. profitability, stock management, Order fulfilment, & promotional performance.
• Defining the parameters of the online fulfilment and stock investment strategy.
• Merchandise administration: Together with Online Trade Manager ensure that Sneaker Factory hold a pre-eminent product assortment and the sufficient amount to meet the needs and demand of an online customer.
• Together with the Planning team and Online Trade Manager, ensure a seamless flow of product for online to all OneStock stores.
• Working with the operations admin team to ensure optimal performance across the One stock hub.
• Working with the Bash partner success team to ensure optimal execution and performance.
• Working across the buying and planning teams to managing the online promotional and markdown plans and profitability.
• Influencing and implementing the brand’s Ecommerce strategy.
• Operational management of the Ecommerce channel.
• Managing website product availability and accuracy.
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders.Ability to identify new content opportunities and proactively bring ideas and innovation to improve the customer experience and aid conversion.