Merchandising

• Buying of new items; preparation of new sku demand forecast based on market research or new sku
• Preparation of initial orders for new skus
• Analysis and planning of assortment per format
• Negotiation with vendors re; promotions, discounts, orders and sku count

Supply Planning

• Review assortment planning at store level planning.
• Conduct SKU performance reviews with pareto analysis
• Execute branch stock transfers to further improve store inventory health.
• Ensure optimal supply plan that will meet customer service levels, inventory and cost.
• Provide root cause analysis on supply issues and constraints.
• Calculation and analysis of orders per SKU per store based on historical sales and stock to sales ratio
• Setting parameters based on different factors; store size, store performance, SKU performance
• Allocation of stocks to store b...