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Thursday 19 March 2015

Merchandize Planning Manager

Our client a well-established Chain of Pharmacies is looking to recruit a Merchandise Planning Manager. The ideal candidate must have experience in implementing and monitoring procedures to ensure that the proper inventory is in all warehouse locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing trends, analysing data and identifying key inventory related opportunities to help build strategic business goals and targets.
• Support the weekly / monthly / yearly forecasting process.
• Analysis of channel, package and brand performance.
• Participate in the review of inventory levels.
• Initiate and coordinate necessary product movements to prevent out of stock /overstock issues.
• Participate in SKU management analysis and provide reports to management.
• Performing monthly reorder analysis.
• Assist in payments and reorder tracking.
• Collect and organize shipment documents per order.
• On a monthly basis, analyzing sales of all items and all marketplaces.
• Creating sales analysis for buyer presentations.

Qualifications:

• Must have a university degree in business operations / mathematics, economics or statistics.
• Must have 5 years’ experience analysing quantitative data and budget control.
• Advanced MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access and other analytic database.
• Strong working knowledge of data collection, data analysis, and evaluation.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions and ratios to practical solutions.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, and percentages.
• Experience with Quickbooks, NetSuite, Oracle & Crystal Reports is an asset.
• Experience with supply chain management or demand forecasting is an asset.

Monthly gross salary: Ksh. 80,000 - 100,000/= (Approx. 888 -  1,111 USD) depending on experience

Deadline:  30th March 2015

Applications:

To apply, please follow the link: http://bit.ly/195RaJs 

Summit Recruitment & Training, Blixen Court, Karen road, Karen.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

****Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job****