Landmark Group - Lead - Category Planning

Lead - Category Planning

SUMMARY: Ensure the budgeted sell through, stock turns and top line are achieved for all categories and departments through availability of the right stock at the right stores

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product/Stock Management:

- Prepare the OTB plan based on the sales budget

- Validate the OTB plan with the department head

- Prepare and get sign off on the store wise allocation

- Send the signed off store wise allocation to the regional planers for necessary action

- Ensure that 45 days stock cover is maintained across all categories in the stores across the region

- Review the stock balance and ensure necessary actions are taken by the MC team

- Ensure that the inwarding of stock at RDC takes place as per the defined guidelines

- Highlight any deviations in the inwarding of stock at RDC

Season Launch Allocation:

- Track dispatches as per initial allocation and ensure necessary actions are taken by the MC team

- Ensure implementation of the planogram by the operations team

- Track replenishments for stores based on stock performance and availability and ensure necessary actions are taken by the MC team

- Review broken and healthy options fortnightly and take necessary actions

Mid-Season Monitoring:

- Get the FMS and SMS data and recommend actions to be taken for FMS and SMS with the required approvals (discounting, consolidating, promoting etc.)

- Ensure that recommended actions are implemented in stores across the region

- Track and ensure that recommended consolidations are implemented in stores across the region

- Undertake market and store visits for customer response, competition mapping and product gap analysis

- Conduct fortnightly reviews with the regional planning team to track stock status in stores and prepare projections

- Ensure that the basics are allocated as per the monthly rolling budget

End of Season Consolidation:

- Track stock availability region wise and ensure consolidation of the same

- Prepare the EOSS discount working region wise, get the necessary approvals and ensure implementation of the same in the regions

- Perform a season review with the buying team

People Management:

- Set expectations and give regular feedback to team

- Provide adequate support and motivate the team to deliver on the job

- Guide, coach, train and develop the team

- Manage and motivate the team to ensure high engagement levels