Trainee Location Planner: Forecast, Optimize & Allocate

Mr Price Group Careers; Durban; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mr Price Group Limited offers a structured trainee programme designed to build key skills in merchandise planning, forecasting, and financial reporting. Trainees learn to analyse performance, optimize stock, and contribute to assortment decisions for seasonal launches across departments, with guidance from experienced buyers and planners.

The program emphasizes building understanding of sales, stock, and profit measures, and requires a BCom degree in Business Science, Accounting, Statistics,

Qualifications

• BCom degree or equivalent in listed fields.

Responsibilities

• Apply learnt knowledge & skills by supporting the learning programme.
• Demonstrate awareness of performance drivers and manage opportunities & risks accordingly.
• Assist with forecasting a financial plan and highlight variances for sales, stock and markdown planning.
• Extract & analyse financial KPI's & product performance against plan.
• Contribute to drafting a report on issues impacting performance.
• Assist with re-forecasting and action planning for current trade.
• Participate in building the assortment plan with buying and planning teams.
• Ensure accurate order lines and product attributes during season planning.

Education

Business Science

Accounting

Statistics

Economics

Finance

Strategic Management

Mathematics

Supply Chain

Job description

Mr Price Group Limited offers a structured trainee programme designed to build key skills in merchandise planning, forecasting, and financial reporting. Trainees learn to analyse performance, optimize stock, and contribute to assortment decisions for seasonal launches across departments, with guidance from experienced buyers and planners.

The program emphasizes building understanding of sales, stock, and profit measures, and requires a BCom degree in Business Science, Accounting, Statistics,