Jobs at Woolworth in South Africa - Space Planner Jobs in Cape Town

Job Title: Space Planner - Prepared & Bakery

REF: FOOD/NB/Space Planner - Prepared & Bakery/Cape Town/040612

Recruiter: Woolworths (Pty) Ltd Updated on: 2012-06-04 12:31:56
Start Date: 2012-06-04 End Date: 2012-06-08
AA/EE: Applicable Contract Permanent
Location: Cape Town Available: a.s.a.p.
Category: Retail Offer: market related - pls ignore job grade
Reporting To: Line manager Job Grade: AL
Division: Foods Positions: 2
Introduction

Manage product categories to satisfy customer needs and deliver the retail strategy by ensuring the most productive and visually appealing use of selling space. Ensuring space is proportionate to product performance
Minimum Requirements


Technical competence:

Degree / diploma with relevant experience advantageous
Proven experience in the enablement of standardised catalogue principles, shop keeping layouts and visual product display principles
Supply Chain Management, the ability to understand the "end to end" supply chain processes
Project Management, the ability to deliver an effective, efficient and consistent approach to objectives
Brand Management, the ability to grow and uphold the values of the Woolworths Brand by delivering on our promises with quality, reliability and consistency
Trend Analysis, the strong ability to do analysis and review of past / historical information
Retail Space & Display Management, the understanding of the Geo, Macro, Micro space parameters and ability to analyse, interpret and optimise KPI's relevant to space
Range & Catalogue Management, the understanding of range construction, analysis and performance
Trade Optimisation, the ability to interpret trading conditions and identify the trading opportunities
Selling Process Integration, the understanding of store processes and resultant impact of decisions
Minimum of 2 years Foods retail experience with specific experience in the store environment advantageous
Good commercial / business understanding
Good merchant skills
Understanding of space management principles and process
Computer literacy
Proactive with good communication skills
Team player
Good understanding of customer profiles, store formats and segmentation

Behavioural:


Personal effectiveness (Planning and organising ability)
Delivering high performance
Making insightful business decisions
Thinking commercially
Passion for the brand and customers
Leading transformation
Driving quality
Job Specification


Create and maintain matrix planograms in adherence to display rules in support of our chain store image
Ensure that planograms continually reflect the appropriate category ranges and are timeously and accurately assigned to stores as per the store matrix and launch window calendar
Action seasonal layout changes as determined by seasonal review
Provide "what if" scenarios and recommend presentation methods
Contribute to optimal stock management by calculating display quantity
Ensure that planograms continually match the store catalogue, meterage and layout
Interview product and capture product details
Pro-actively build relationships with key stakeholders
Analyse store changes by calculating proportionality splits and impact of equipment changes
Conduct and present pre and post implementation reviews
Collate and analyse data relevant to space
Presenting layouts to stakeholders
Develop and maintain model layouts for display group product adjacencies (micro space) in line with corporate display principles
Analyse product performance ensuring displays are proportionate to sales
Lead range reviews in accordance with space and layout requirements

To Apply:
http://woolworths.pnet.co.za/#s=job_search