Ackermans Has An Open Position For Central Planning Administrator
- DEADLINE: Not Specified
- SALARY/STIPEND: Not Specified
- DURATION: Not Specified
- LOCATION: South Africa
Duties
Ackermans is on the lookout for a Central Planning Administrator to assist in achieving its KPIs through the administration of all Central Planning processes.
Key Responsibilities:Â Markdown and deal administration
- Evaluate, Initiate and Implement weekly mark-downs
- Run Mark-downs for all active countries (SA, Namibia and Botswana)
- Collate Mark-downs for each of the countries
- Filter Mark-downs as per the company policy
- Obtain Product Planner input on all Mark-downs
- Sign-of Mark-down proposal with Central Planning Manager
- Load all Mark-downs on Ukusa and inform Central Planning manager once loaded
- Communicate Mark-down value to stakeholders (Summary to Planning Chief and Central Planning Manager for all countries)
- Communicate Mark-downs to Operations
- Load new stores deals and competitor store combat deals
- Collate and communicate all deals to relevant stakeholders (all countries)
Reporting
- Deals
- Current Season Store performance
- Instructed markdown summary
- New store opening survey
- Stock balancing
- Ops store queries
Store analysis
- Analysing store queries
- Providing risk forecast to store analyst, store planners and ops based on the analysis
- Monitoring change in stock levels and sales performance of the highlighted exceptions
Co-ordinate the seasonal look process
- Consolidate the replenishment profiles and specialized grids bi-annually
- Co-ordinate changes between Operations GMs and store planners
- Communicate changes to VM to complete the digital seasonal look for stores
Requirements for Eligibility
Essential
- Administrative experience
- Working experience in the latest Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint & Advanced Excel)
Preferred:
- Experience in analysing information
- Previous work experience in Retail
Skills required:
- Planning, organising & time management skills
- The ability to be:
- resilient, have tenacity and maintain initiative under pressure
- methodical, detail-orientated and accurate
- assertive
- deadline-orientated
- proactive and use one’s own initiative
- communicate effectively at all levels
- be self-motivated/driven, take responsibility and have a sense of pride in one’s work
- work independently, as well as be a team player
- remain focused and flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude
Qualification:
- A Matric/Grade 12 Certificate
Knowledge required:
- Knowledge of data capturing and data management
About Ackermans
Ackermans is a South African chain of clothing retail stores. Founded in 1916 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Ackermans has over 700 stores across Southern Africa, including in Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, eSwatini and Zambia, and is headquartered in Kuilsrivier near Cape Town.
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