Store Planner

Ackermans; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ackermans in Cape Town seeks a Store Planner to optimise seasonal stock distribution and replenishment across our clothing stores. You will contribute to performance analysis, visual merchandising, and smooth new store setups.

A high-energy, solution-focused mindset will thrive in our dynamic retail environment. The role requires 2–3 years in store planning, strong Excel skills, and experience with planning systems.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years in store planning within a clothing retail environment.
• Knowledge of replenishment planning and stock distribution.
• Experience with planning systems such as Location Planning, JDA Allocation Planning or Just Enough.
• Advanced Excel skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Grade 12 is essential; a Diploma/Degree in Business/Retail Management or Accounting/Finance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Distribute seasonal stock to optimise sales and ensure replenishment aligns with demand.
• Deliver a location plan enabling clustering of stores at required product level.
• Produce seasonal and non-seasonal replenishment profiles at product level.
• Contribute inputs to Seasonal look for visual merchandising.
• Analyse store performance to support timely business decisions.
• Ensure new stores are stocked to plan and assist stores with stock queries.

Skills

Store planning

Location planning

Replenishment planning

Performance analysis

Stock queries resolution

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

Diploma or Degree in Business/Retail Management or Accounting/Finance

Tools

JDA Allocation Planning

Just Enough

Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Location Planning systems

Job description

As a Store Planner, you will be responsible for planning and distributing seasonal and replenishment stock to maximise sales, supporting store performance analysis, visual merchandising, new store setups, and resolving stock-related queries. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate about performance and driven by solutions. You'll need to bring your high energy level to keep up with the excitement of our retail environment!

So, what will you do?

• Ensuring the accurate distribution of seasonal stock to optimise sales.

• Ensuring the optimal distribution of non-seasonal and seasonal replenishment stock to optimise sales.

• Delivering a location plan that allows for the clustering of stores at the required product level.

• Delivering seasonal and non-seasonal replenishment profiles at the required product level.

• Supplying inputs to the Seasonal look for the required visual merchandising.

• Analysing store performance and providing accurate and timeous information in order to optimise business decision making.

• Ensuring new stores are stocked to plan.

• Assisting stores in resolving any queries relating to stock.

What experience & qualifications do you need?

A minimum of 2-3 years sound experience in store planning within a clothing retail environment is an important requirement.

The following additional experience would be ideal:

• Previous store management experience

• Previous exposure to general logistics and supply chain processes

• Experience working in planning systems such as Location Planning, JDA Allocation Planning and/or Just Enough

• Experience in planning high replenishment products and good understanding of cross-dock processes

• A working knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages (Word & Excel) is essential.

• Experience in working at an advanced level in Excel would be a definite advantage.

The following qualification would be ideal:

• Grade 12 Certificate/Matric is essential.

• A National Diploma or Degree in Business/Retail Management or Accounting/Finance would be beneficial.