Demand Planner Jobs at Pick 'n Pay in South Africa,Gauteng

  Job Title: Demand Planner
Market Related Salary
Johannesburg, Bedfordview area South Africa (Gauteng)
Permanent senior level position at Pick n Pay Retailers in the FMCG, Retail & Wholesale industry.
Posted by Pick n Pay Retailers on 17/04/2012 Pick n Pay Retailers

We have numerous vacancies for Demand Planners to work with our Category teams.This role will be responsible for:

Settting and managing the required stock levels for a category to support the category strategy.
Monitoring vendor performance against KPI's and address any issues with the suppliers.
Liaising with Category- and Support teams to understand the impacts of assortment optimisation, pricing, promotions, space management and customer insights on the operational forecast and replenishment plan
Achieving KPI's on stock levels,waste, strike rates to Store, vendor order fill, forecast accuracy and availability at Store level.

We would welcome applications from people with experience in Demand Planning or a Degree in Commerce/Logistics /Finance / Engineering who aspire to pursue a career in the retail industry.

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:

Ability

conduct analysis of stock levels and projected sales
manage stock levels and identify redundant stock
manage stock levels within established benchmarks
identify potential shortages and take corrective action

Experience

using MS Excel
analysing data and drawing conclusions
setting operational demand forecast and replenishment parameters
presenting ideas, conclusions plans to teams of people

Pick n Pay is one of Africa s largest and most consistently successful retailers of food, clothing and general merchandise. We are a truly South African company and have always operated in the best interest of our people and our communities. Pick n Pay behaves according to an entrenched value system and we truly believe that we have a positive impact on the lives of all South Africans.

Please note that Recruiters may delete or expire jobs at any time.
To Apply:
http://www.picknpay.co.za/picknpay/content/en/current-vacancies

Deadline;17th May 2012