Trainee Location Planner

Mr Price Group Careers; Durban; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Mr Price Group in Durban invites applicants for a Trainee Location Planner to support the merchandise team in delivering profitable assortment and store balancing. You will help ensure the right product is at the right place, at the right time, to enhance the in-store experience.

The role focuses on learning location planning principles, forecasting, and stock deployment across stores and distribution centres, using regional insights to optimise store performance and contribute to seasonal

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in BCom Accounting, Strategic Management, Economics or Statistics.
• Demonstrates passion for merchandise processes.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel.
• Initiative, results-driven and able to work under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.
• Logical, methodical approach.
• Analytical, conceptual, problem solving and solution-driven.
• Effective communication at all business levels.

Responsibilities

• Understand the principles of location planning.
• Develop strategies to optimize opportunities for store-specific occurrences (e.g., coastal stores, university towns).
• Maintain store grading with customer-centric nuances.
• Set up, forecast and maintain forecasts at all levels in the replenishment system.
• Coordinate stock distribution across locations to maximise ROI.
• Manage allocations/deployments for balanced stock in stores.
• Analyze regional customer behavior to inform volumes for promotions.
• Involve in Distribution Centre operations: set pick profiles and monitor deployment against schedules.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

Logical, methodical

Results-driven

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BCom Accounting

Strategic Management

Economics

Statistics

Tools

MS 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