Trainee Location Planner

Mr Price Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mr Price Group seeks a Trainee Location Planner in Durban to join the merchandise team, focusing on location nuances and stock optimization to drive sales and profitability. The role supports forecasting, store balancing and distribution planning to ensure products are right in the right place at the right time, enabling growth across store formats with stock efficiencies.

As a trainee, you develop skills in analytics, MS Excel and cross-functional collaboration while contributing to seasonal

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma required in a relevant field (e.g., BCom Accounting, Strategic Management, Economics, Statistics).
• Display a passion for the merchandise processes.
• Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the principles of location planning
• Develop effective strategies to optimize opportunities for store-specific occurrences (e.g. coastal stores, university towns)
• Maintain store grading process accounting for customer-centric nuances
• Setup, forecast and maintain forecasts at all levels in the replenishment system
• Continuously manage and guide proper distribution of stock across locations to maximise ROI
• Manage strategic allocations and deployments for optimal stock balance in stores
• Monitor volumes behind promoted and marketed items based on regional customer behavior
• Involvement in Distribution Centre operations: pick profiles, deployment parameters and monitoring against projections

Skills

MS Excel

MS Office

Initiative

Results driven

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

BCom Diploma in Accounting

Strategic Management

Economics

Statistics

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

If you are driven with a passion for our homeware product and an insatiable hunger to grow and learn within the location planning space and you feel you are ready to take the next step in your journey. We invite you to apply for consideration for a Trainee Location Planner opportunity available.

The purpose of this role is to effectively work within the merchandise team to achieve the company’s strategic objectives and seasonal financial strategies with a focus on location nuances. Drive sales and profitability by providing the customer with a delightful in store experience through assortment and store balancing, ensuring the right product is at the right place and in the right quantity at the right time. Deliver the objectives of the location planning team to enable growth across store formats through stock efficiencies and maximisation in line with profitability metrics.

Responsibilities

• Understanding the principles of location planning
• Develop effective strategies to optimize opportunities for store specific occurrences e.g.: coastal store needs, university towns
• Maintain store grading process which accounts for customer centric nuances
• Setup, forecast and maintain forecasts at all levels in the replenishment system
• Continuously managing and guiding the correct distribution of stock brought into the business across locations to achieve maximum return on investment
• Manage strategic allocations/deployment to ensure optimal balance of stock in stores
• Monitor and provide input into volumes behind promoted and marketed item based on analysis and understanding of customer behavior based on regional nuances
• Distribution Centre operations – involvement in setting and maintaining pick profiles, deployment parameters, monitoring actual pick/deployment volumes against projected picks and deployment schedules

Qualifications

• A Degree or Diploma in : BCom Accounting, Strategic Management, Economics, Statistics
• Display a passion for the merchandise processes
• MS Office - Intermediate MS Excel
• Initiative, results driven and have the ability to work under pressure
• Strong interpersonal and consultative skills
• Logical, methodical approach
• Analytical, conceptual, problem solving and solution-driven
• Effective communication skills at all levels of the business