Head of Assortment and Space Planning

Dis-Chem; Gauteng; Sur place; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Market related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Résumé du poste

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a Head of Assortment and Space Planning for its Head Office in Midrand. The role leads assortment strategy and store space allocation across all Dis-Chem stores, reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer to optimise sales, margin, customer experience, and operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will oversee the Assortment and Space Planning team, partner with Category and Retail Operations, and drive governance for store layouts and planograms, ensuring

Qualifications

• Strong strategic and analytical capability in assortment and space planning.

Responsabilités

• Define and lead the assortment and space planning strategy across all Dis-Chem store formats.
• Own macro and micro space allocation principles to optimise sales productivity, customer flow, and category performance.
• Ensure assortment and space decisions support commercial, category, and retail execution priorities.
• Lead and develop the Assortment and Space team, setting clear standards and priorities.
• Partner with Category, Commercial Intelligence and Retail Operations to align plans.
• Work cross-functionally to leverage insights while maintaining clear ownership of retail execution.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Description du poste

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for The Head of Assortment and Space Planning for their Head Office in Midrand. The Head of Assortment and Space Planning leads assortment strategy and store space allocation across all Dis-Chem stores. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the role ensures that assortment and space decisions optimise sales and margin performance, customer experience, and operational efficiency, while overseeing the Assortment and Space Planning team.

Strategy and value delivery

• Define and lead the assortment and space planning strategy across all DisChem store formats.
• Own macro and micro space allocation principles to optimise sales productivity, customer flow, and category performance.
• Ensure assortment and space decisions support commercial, category, and retail execution priorities.
• Lead and develop the Assortment and Space team, setting clear standards and Priorities.
• Partner with Category, Commercial Intelligence and Retail Operations to align plans.
• Work cross-functionally to leverage insights while maintaining clear ownership of retail execution.

Governance & Risk

• Establish governance frameworks for assortment decisions, space changes, and store layout standards.
• Ensure consistency and compliance of space plans across new stores, revamps, and existing locations.
• Identify and manage risks related to space constraints, execution complexity, and operational feasibility.
• Strong strategic and analytical capability in assortment and space planning.
• Deep understanding of retail store layouts, category adjacencies, and customer shopping behaviour.
• Ability to balance commercial performance, customer experience, and operational Practicality.

Special conditions of employment

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport

Remuneration and Benefits

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fundStaff account

Key performance indicators

• Assortment and space productivity- Sales per square metre, sales per SKU, and space efficiency.
• Execution quality - Compliance with approved space plans and planogram standards.
• Strategic alignment- Alignment of assortment and space decisions with category and retail priorities.
• Improvement in team culture score.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.