What your role looks like
This role is responsible for making sure that we have our products ready to sell, in the right quantities and without taking up too much space and time in our warehouse, our Planning team must have the ability to predict an unpredictable future.
Responsibilities●Supporting the Planning team with ad hoc administration, ensuring all tasks meet Yuppiechef standards.
● Improving supplier performance by assisting with delivery queries & unbalanced invoices, managing supplier closures during peak season, and handling supplier queries.
● Liaising closely with various internal teams, including Finance, Store Planning, Sourcing, and Logistics.
● General operational problem-solving.
Qualifications● Diploma in business management, retail management or similar advantageous
Strong numerical skills
● Comfortable in communicating via phone, email and in person with good written and verbal English skills
● Strong analytical ability with comfort in finding patterns and information in data
● Enjoy working with people to resolve problems with a focus on finding workable solutions within sometimes tight deadlines
● Driven by improving processes.
● Strong computer skills with familiarity working with data and data structures. A high familiarity with the functions of Excel is clearly a given.
● Basic understanding of invoices/billing processes
● Experience in managing stock
● At least 1-2 years of experience in a role that requires attention to detail and collaboration within the retail, operations or logistics areas
Skills Required
- Diploma in business management, retail management or similar
- Strong numerical skills
- Good written and verbal English; comfortable communicating by phone, email, and in person
- Strong analytical ability; comfortable finding patterns and information in data
- Ability to work with others to resolve problems and meet tight deadlines
- Process-improvement mindset
- Strong computer skills and familiarity with data structures; high familiarity with Excel functions
- Basic understanding of invoices and billing processes
- Experience managing stock/inventory
- 1-2 years experience in retail, operations, or logistics with attention to detail and collaboration
What We Do
Mr Price Group Limited is an omni-channel, fashion value retailer. The Group retails Apparel, Homeware and Sportsware and is one of the fastest growing retailers in South Africa. Our History: 1885 - The first John Orrs store opens 1934 - The first Hub store opens 1952 - John Orrs is listed on the JSE 1967 - Acquisition of two Miladys stores 1986 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen, together with BOE, acquire a major shareholding in John Orr Holdings 1987 - The first Mr Price store opens 1991 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen acquire control of the Group from BOE 1993 - Launch of the Mr Price Group Share Partnership Initiative 1996 - Acquisition of Galaxy & Co. and Sheet Street 1997 - Alastair McArthur is appointed as CEO 1998 - Mr Price Home launched 2000 - Mr Price opens stores in Botswana and Namibia 2001 - Specialty Stores becomes MR Price Group 2005 - Over 100 million units are sold across the group 2006 - Sale of the Hub and Galaxy divisions 2007 - Launch of Mr Price Sport stores and Mr Price Franchising 2008 - Miladys wins the Orange Index award for excellence in customer service 2008 - Mr Price Apparel is voted the most loved and most frequented retail apparel brand for the first time 2008 - This year Mr Price Home is voted the most loved and most frequented homeware retailer 2011 - Retail sales exceed R10 billion and profit attributable to shareholders exceeds R1 billion for the first time 2011 - The group celebrates the 25th anniversary of change in control, recording a CAGR share of 25.3% and headline earnings per share of 23.5% over this period 2012 - First Corporate owned Mr Price store opens in Lagos, Nigeria 2013 - Mr Price launches its online store
