Floor Planner

Clicks Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Cape Town is seeking a Floor Planner to merchandise floor plans and compile equipment requirements for stores. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of consumer shopping habits and retail merchandising within the Health and Beauty sector. Key responsibilities include applying a macro merchandise proposal and making informed space allocation decisions to enhance store performance. This is a permanent position offering market-related remuneration.

Benefits

Referrals increase chances of interviewing

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in store operations management or merchandise planning.
• Sound knowledge of health and beauty retail sector.
• Basic understanding of category adjacencies in health, wellness, and beauty sectors.

Responsibilities

• Merchandise floor plans and compile equipment requirements.
• Facilitate compilation of equipment and aisle sign for new stores.
• Allocate space on store plans to maximize profitability.

Skills

MS Office applications (especially Excel)

Understanding of consumer shopping habits

Good written and verbal communication skills

Education

Matric

Appropriate retail tertiary diploma or degree

Tools

Blue Yonder CatMan

CAD software

Space Planning software

Job description

Floor Planner

Apply by: 16 December ****

Position Summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Merchandising
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes

About Our Company

Clicks Group

Job Description

Job purpose: To merchandise floor plans and compile equipment requirements for proposed new and revamp stores and space change proposals on existing stores, allocating the appropriate categories and space in accordance with their clientele profile, anticipated performance and within the prescribed templates and flow parameters.

Job Objectives

• To apply a macro merchandise proposal to proposed new and revamp stores.
• To facilitate the compilation of equipment and aisle sign requirements for proposed new and revamp stores.
• To interpret and validate an understanding of whom the dominant clientele in each proposed store is likely to be.
• To assist in the on-going process of reallocating space on store plans in existing stores to facilitate the implementation of strategic changes.
• To interpret each store's performance per category, making informed space allocation decisions to apply the ideal space and maximize profitability.
• To apply the correct flow and adjacencies on each store plan to support a prescribed Chain Store image and strategic navigation plan.
• To record space allocated on each store plan for reference, planning and communication.
• To communicate store plan proposals to all required stakeholders.
• To allocate the actual assortment onto the floor plan.

Minimum Requirements

Job Knowledge

• Essential: Sound knowledge and understanding of consumer shopping habits; competitor activity and market players in the Health and Beauty retail sector; consumer demographics and retail merchandising.
• Desirable: General understanding of category adjacencies within the Health, Wellness and Beauty sectors.

Job Related Skills

• Essential: MS Office applications especially Excel (intermediate).
• Desirable: Basic Blue Yonder CatMan Floor Planning application as well as CAD computer skills, Space Planning software experience, puzzle building ability, conceptual and spatial understanding and application, the ability to plan to physical translation visualization and good written and verbal communication skills.

Job Experience

• Essential: 2-3 years' experience for store operations management or shop floor merchandise planning.
• Desirable: Basic store design using CAD and Blue Yonder CatMan.
• Desirable: Visual merchandising or space planning.
• Desirable: Client marketing experience with an FMCG supplier.

Education

• Essential: Matric.
• Desirable: An appropriate retail tertiary diploma or degree.

Benefits

• Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Clicks Group by 2x.