Job Description

:Develop an astute preseason and in season online channel sales plan that meets the demands of the online customer maximising targeted sales and stock clearances.Responsibilities:1. Current trade:

• Monitor weekly sales and reforecast where necessary, feeding back variations to ecommerce planning manager and liaising with location planners
• Convert sales forecasts into in season stock supply needs and review against initial allocations. Liaison with location planner if allocations need to be adjusted to ensure efficient use of space.
• Ensure all items are received into fulfilment centre and monitor any merchandising issues in the onsite mega menu (not appearing online, in incorrect category etc) communicate with Ecommerce merchandising team any issues identified.
• Suggest weekly online promotions by reviewing category stock and sales data.
• Review DnF items across site to identify any issues that may need to be communicated to relevant location planner, monitor service levels to ensure optimum service offering
• Monitor the flow of inputs into the Ecommerce fulfilment centre
• Monitor the movement of stock across locations in the Ecommerce fulfilment centre
• Flush out slow-moving items and odds across the site
• Compile weekly trade report
• Execute a monthly trade summary
• Execute a monthly ZBP accounting for Missed opportunities. Communicate ZBP plans with location planners and MOM by floor set

2. Post-mortem and Strategy:

• Compile a detailed product post-mortem outlining performance against set plans, missed opportunities and lesson learnt for the Ecommerce business
• Communicate lessons learnt to product and location teams
• Align product Strategy Sales to total Ecommerce budget in line with business strategic growths and Ecommerce customer demands.
• Communicate Strategy sales to MOM and location planning team

3. Review

• Collaborate with Locations Teams on final review plans (with deviations to strategy) and ensure final numbers are in line with total Ecommerce Financial budgets/forecast.
• Communicate Review sales with MOM and location planning team

4. Stock allocations

• Monitor and update store OTS requirements by sub department. Identify any shorts/ overs in OTS against initial allocations.
• Communicate suggested allocations to make up demand with brand/portfolio location planner
• Ensure adequate stock of marketing items due to their higher demand over advertised periods
• Ensure Ecommerce fulfilment center is not overstocked and flush Odds and slow-moving items when necessary

5. Team

• Contribute proactively
• Respond to sales demand and supply
• Communicate and collaborate with location planners and MOM on all information regarding the demand and supply for the Ecommerce business.

Qualifications:1. Education:

• A relevant Finance-related University Degree/Diploma Qualification

2. Competencies:

• Professionalism
• Out the box thinking
• Product and trade focused
• Reporting and analytical
• Positive behaviour in team
• Strong communication skills

3. Knowledge/ Skills:

• MRP merch planning process and systems
• Tableau and BI reporting
• Advanced Excel
• Strong numeracy skills

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