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POSITION INFO:
Senior Merchandise Planner
High-End Luxury Interior/Decor & Homeware
Belville - Cape Town
SALARY: R50 000 - R70 000 CTC - Depending on Experience
Join a powerhouse in premium fabrics, rugs, wallpaper & homeware. We’re a leading supplier shaping interiors across the globe — and we want YOU to help us plan the future.
Your Mission: As our Senior Merchandise Planner, you’ll be the strategic brain behind our product flow. Ensuring the right stock hits the right shelves at the right time. Partner with our buying team, forecast demand, and drive profitability through precision planning.
What You’ll Do:
- Shape and execute our merchandise strategy
- Align inventory with business goals
- Manage range assortments, replenishment & reorder cycles
- Forecast sales & stock flow across categories
- Collaborate with suppliers, buyers & operations
- Deliver performance insights to senior leadership
- Optimize financial metrics & promotional planning
- Sales and orb forecasting - pre-season and in-season.
- Working with purchasing and suppliers on ensuring smooth deliveries.
What You Bring:
- Degree in Business, Supply Chain or similar
- 5+ years in merchandise planning (senior level preferred)
- Advanced Excel & BI tool proficiency
- Automation & scenario planning experience
- Sharp analytical mind & strategic thinking
- Strong communicator & cross-functional collaborator
- Agile, goal-driven, and ready to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Have a keen eye for detail, coupled with strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Are an effective communicator who collaborates well across teams.
Skills That Set You Apart:
- Business acumen & merchant mindset
- Supplier management & market analysis
- Planning, organizing & decision-making mastery
- Assesses and improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of various work processes
- Thinks and plans strategically, focusing on the long-term goals
- Adaptability, problem-solving & strategic foresight
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills
- Proven decision-making ability
- Analytical Processes
Make an impact?
If you're a data-driven planner with a passion for homeware and a knack for turning numbers into results — we would be delighted to have you apply.
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