Merchandise Planner - Pringle of Scotland

Frontierco; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Johannesburg seeks a Merchandise Planner to manage stock budgets and forecasting. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in product planning, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and advanced Excel skills. Key tasks include effective stock management, assortment planning, and collaboration with various operational divisions. This position offers the opportunity to impact financial KPIs and drive strategic decisions within the company.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years working experience as a product planner.
• Matric is essential; relevant tertiary qualification is beneficial.
• Experience in merchandise planning and reporting systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Achieve turnover, gross profit budgets, and stock budgets.
• Accurately budget and re-forecast to achieve the sales plan.
• Manage end of life or seasonal stock effectively.
• Collaborate with operations, shipping, marketing, and wholesale divisions.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Advanced Excel experience

Size curve planning

Merchandise planning knowledge

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Merchandise Planner - Pringle of Scotland

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 12/03/2025

• Financial KPI's: Achieve turnover, gross profit budgets and stock budgets
  
• Forecasting: Accurately and continuously budgeting and re-forecasting in order to achieve sales plan
  
• Stock Management: Effective management of end of life or seasonal stock
  
• Assortment management: Together with your buyer, manage the assortment depth and variety
  
• Store grading: Effectively grade stores to ensure adequate depth of assortment and that sufficient volumes of stock are sent
  
• Presentations: Deliver and implement post seasonal analysis, strategic planning, range & assortment planning
  
• Collaboration: Building effective relationships with operations, shipping, marketing and wholesale divisions
  
• Influence: Use KPI's to drive buying and marketing decisions
  

Requirements

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 2 years working experience as a product Planner within a portfolio dealing with sizes
  
• Matric - A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial
  
• Microsoft Office proficiency with advanced excel experience is essential
  
• Working knowledge and experience with merchandise planning and reporting systems is required
  
• Experience in size curve planning and allocating