Junior Demand Planner -Beauty

Clicks is on the hunt for a Junior Demand Planner, to ensure effective demand and statistical forecasting for assigned categories in order to drive profitability through increased sales, improved margins, and working capital productivity.

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• To be accountable for forecast accuracy within the allocated categories
• To be accountable for optimized inventory levels within the allocated categories and minimum order quantity within the allocated categories
• To partner with the Category Managers on the development of pre-season sales, markdown, margin, and inventory plans
• To analyze and propose to the merchandising department top line shifts in the assortment investment at the category level
• At the category level monitor projections, inventory flow and seasonal sell-off plans as well as validate monthly forecast for open to buy management
• To recognize and reconcile forecast exceptions to track and manage sales against forecast and validate forecast for OTB management
• To determine causal factors impacting forecasts and respond appropriately (weather, moving events, promotions, etc.)
• To ensure effective stakeholder management and engagement in order to determine trends, identify new products, evaluate risks and determine inventory and replenishment requirements
• To generate and deliver accurate and timely management reports and maintain key metrics against goals in order to analyze forecast performance and ensure forecast accuracy and inventory optimization
• To effectively analyze post promotional and event data to determine opportunities and improve future forecasts
• To effectively lead and prepare for the consensus forecast meetings with key stakeholders in order to enhance key insights and decisions taken
• To ensure the effective execution of the range review process and decision making in order to assist the Category Team to determine optimal range

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