Trainee Location Planner | Mr Price Careers

Mr Price Careers  – Trainee Location Planner

Embark on a journey of learning and development with Mr Price as a Trainee Location Planner. Under guidance and support, you will acquire essential knowledge and skills necessary for crafting meticulous pre-season and in-season store sales plans that align with store requirements and optimize sales, clearance, and space utilization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

On-the-Job Learning:

• Apply acquired knowledge and skills to:
  • Understand the factors influencing current trade performance and manage opportunities and risks accordingly.
  • Optimize stock allocation considering critical paths and achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Contribute to building an assortment plan informed by current trade insights, post-mortem analysis, and seasonal strategy.
  • Forecast a financial plan, identifying variances in sales, orders, and stock projections.

Current Trade:

• Extract and analyze store Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by sub-department and season.
• Assist in compiling a draft report highlighting performance-impacting issues.
• Support location planner in re-forecasting in-season store sales to address current trade variances.
• Convert store sales plans into stock plans in Open to Ship (OTS) system to adjust Strategic Allocation System (SAS) allocations.

Post Mortem:

• Complete monthly zero-based plan (ZBP) to assess missed opportunities from the previous month.
• Conduct store grading in Assortment Planning System (APS) to provide unit buy recommendations for the merchant planning team.

Building an Assortment:

• Collaborate with buying and planning team to develop assortment plan.
• Assist in creating profiles, store grading, and unit buy recommendations.
• Maintain profiles and grading in relevant systems (APS).
• Extract and analyze assortment reports for location planner.

Product Allocation/Stock Allocation:

• Adjust and balance forward allocations to ensure store unit requirements are met.
• Monitor units allocated for new store openings and report variances.
• Finalize allocations and assist in store consolidations.
• Identify issues with store size service levels and store cover ratio, assisting in action plan development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree/Diploma in:
  • BCOM: General
  • Business Science
  • Accounting
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Strategic Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Retail
  • Logistics