Trainee Location Planner: Optimize Store Stock & Growth

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

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