SPAR North Rand, a division of The SPAR Group Ltd, is recruiting for a Junior Demand Planner At its Distribution Centre, located in Olifantsfontein. PURPOSE OF THE POSITION Manage the stock quality and quantity in support of the category, and supply chain strategy through effective planning and forecasting of sales and purchases, and effective stock management. This must be executed with the objective of driving continued sales and profit growth whilst optimizing working capital. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Creates and updates the financial business plan for the category with sales, GP, purchases, and stock forecasts, in alignment with the category, range and promotion strategy and plan. Reviews and updates replenishment system with item level demand forecast, using trend, seasonality promotional activity information. Reviews and optimizes ordering and delivery system settings and parameters to ensure stock level, working capital, and DC space utilization and Cost to Serve model efficiency is maximized. Engages the DC Supply Chain on special projects or initiatives to improve efficiency of items. Supports Category Managers with promotional forecasting, and drives promotional ordering, in-stock and stock level management. Manages the order input of all special buy-in orders to ensure alignment with profitability, in-stock and stock performance targets and parameters. Uses internal and external data to provide relevant analysis and reports to support category, item and supplier performance review and decision making. Develops strategic business relationships with stakeholders (buying team, DC, Suppliers and, retailers) to align and improve the business General administrative support Ad-hoc duties when required Matric (with Mathematics and Accounting [essential] or Physical Science) Tertiary qualification in Finance or Supply Chain (essential) Minimum 3-5 years working experience in retail buying or planning environment Advance level of proficiency in MS Office especially Excel High level analytical and numerical skills - strong investigative mind set with systems and process thinking Good interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) Ability to translate the strategy into an operational and implementation plan SPAR North Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All positions are advertised in accordance with the company's Employment Equity Policy. Kindly note: All applications are to be submitted through the Careers Site and Pnet. Please refrain from calling the Distribution Centre (DC) or emailing applications directly. Prior experience may compensate for qualifications not met and all appointments are subject to our Affirmative Action policy. “Your application and all personal information provided herein is protected under the Protection of Personal Information Act (4 of 2013), hereinafter referred to as the “Act”. The SPAR Group LTD, with its head offices at 22 Chancery Lane in Pinetown, is collecting this information to enable us to facilitate your application and /or assess your suitability for the advertised position. This information will be used for this purpose only and disposed of thereafter, unless you consent to the information being retained for marketing purposes. Where shortlisted, your information will be retained for a period of 3 months and disposed of immediately thereafter if you are unsuccessful in your application. Where employment is offered, it will be retained as part of your employee portfolio and secured accordingly. This information is given to us, by you, voluntarily and of your own free will. If you do not wish to provide us with this information, are unable to do so, or object to it being used, it will result in the disqualification of your application. In the course of the recruitment process, and for matters related to your application only, we may share your information with third parties. You have the right to access this information while in our possession and make corrections if necessary. You have the right to lodge a complaint via email with the office of the Information Regulator, at complaints.IRjustice.gov.za , if you are unhappy with the manner in which we deal with your information. By submitting your application, you hereby declare your understanding of the aforementioned information and consent to the processing of your information in accordance with the Act, as well as the processing of any further personal information requested by us in the future including but not limited to, banking details, criminal history and credit reports /financial history information.” Apply Now

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