Pick n Pay Vacancies – Assortment & Space Planner

Job Advert Summary

To liaise with Commercial Divisions to create, analyse and implement customer category assortment strategies (assortment structure & ranges), and produce category planograms.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide assistance and input on category assortment/cluster strategy, (Space; Region; Demographic), to the category buyer.

Assist and provide input on category ranging decisions for determined assortments/clusters to the category buyer.

Create category assortment projects for various categories using the relevant assortment software.

Produce category planograms for store implementation.

Conduct Impact analysis on ALL category assortments/clusters on Profit and Turnover.

Conduct adhoc in-depth assortment and space analysis.

Minimum Requirements

Relevant Post graduate degree or diploma is an added advantage.

Category Management or Retail experience

Advanced excel skills

SAP Merchandise knowledge is an added advantage

Any Catman software knowledge is an added advantage.

Competencies

The ability to analyse, understands and utilise detailed information from various sources, and draw conclusions

Affinity for numbers and comfortable with large data sets

To clearly convey insights in a clear and concise manner

To ensure appropriate use of standards, meet deadlines, follow up action points, monitoring mechanisms in order to exercise control over processes and quality

The ability to plan and co-ordinate a task/activity realistically

Can work under pressure, with a sense of urgency

Attention to detail

Additional Information

Competency based interview to assess above requirements.

Short-listed applicats may be subjected to relevant assessments.

No late applications will be considered.