E-commerce Planner

LexisNexis; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Modern family benefits

Job summary

LexisNexis is seeking an E-Commerce Planner to shape online sales strategy by aligning business goals with marketing activity. You will use data and creative execution to manage campaigns across digital channels, improve inventory availability, and deliver a consistent customer experience from advertisement through checkout.

The role requires experience in demand planning, inventory management, and familiarity with ERP systems and Magento.

Qualifications

• Experience in demand planning, inventory or supply chain within ecommerce/retail.
• Knowledge of business, marketing, and supply chain concepts.
• Proficient with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP IBP, Anaplan).
• Experience using ecommerce platforms, specifically Magento.
• Familiar with retail metrics such as Open-to-Buy, turnover and sales per sq ft.
• Experience managing marketing campaigns and cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop demand forecasts from historical data, trends and lifecycle analysis.
• Manage inventory flow, reduce stock-outs and excess stock.
• Use ecommerce tools (Shopify, Magento) to manage listings and inventory.
• Leverage Excel (pivot, VLOOKUP) and BI tools (Power BI) for variances and trends.
• Coordinate demand plans with purchasing, marketing, logistics and other teams.

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory management

Supply chain

ERP systems

E-commerce platforms

Retail metrics

Marketing campaigns

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Magento

Job description

Do you enjoy turning customer and sales insights into effective e-commerce plans?

Would you like to shape campaigns that increase traffic, conversions, and customer retention?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.

About the Role

As an E-Commerce Planner, you’ll shape online sales strategy by aligning business goals with marketing activity. You’ll use data and creative execution to manage campaigns across digital channels, improve inventory availability, and deliver a consistent customer experience from the first advertisement through to checkout.

Responsibilities

• Develop demand forecasts using historical sales, market trends, and product lifecycle analysis to support product availability.
• Manage inventory flow, minimise excess stock, and reduce stock-outs.
• Use integrated e-commerce tools and platforms, including Shopify, to manage product listings and ensure accurate front-end inventory levels.
• Use advanced Excel capabilities, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, and BI tools such as Power BI to analyse variances, predict trends, and produce reports.
• Align demand plans and campaign activity across purchasing, marketing, logistics, and other cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in demand planning, inventory management, or supply chain within an e-commerce or retail environment.
• Practical knowledge of business, marketing, supply chain, or a related field.
• Proficiency with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP IBP, or Anaplan.
• Experience using e-commerce platforms, specifically Magneto.
• Familiarity with retail metrics such as Open-to-Buy, turnover, and sales per square foot.
• Experience managing and executing marketing campaigns and coordinating cross-functional projects.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for You

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services