Category Planner
Hounslow
£32,000 - £35,000
Role Profile
Our client is a retail wholesale business and are looking to recruit a Category Planner to their operation based in Hounslow. This role will be reporting in to the Suppy Chain Manager
Key Responsibilities
- To proactively support the Planning & Purchasing Manager in driving the Supply Chain Strategy for the Category on a daily basis
- To maintain regular contact with key stakeholders to ensure replenishment activities are executed effectively up and down the supply stream
- To forecast and plan stock requirements to support buying activity
- Management and maintenance of the replenishment systems to optimise stock holding
- To control replenishment and stock management requirements of key areas and specific projects within the category
- To build professional business relationships with suppliers at the appropriate contact level
Key Skills
- Excellent computer literacy - particularly Excel
- Numerical analytical skills
- Personal initiative and drive
- Experience of merchandising/replenishment systems - ideally JDA or SAP
- Experience of working within high-volume retail - able to work with a large range of SKUs.
Client information
Our client is a rapidly growing organisation based in Hounslow
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