Product Merchandising Planner

Job Profile
The Planner is primarily responsible for the sales order handling. This concerns the intake of the orders, planning of the orders in production and monitoring the status of the orders during the whole process. The Planner needs to constantly look at improvements needed with regards to order management and participate in related projects. Support the Sales Planning managers with (structural) analyses to gain insight and enable change/improvements.
Key Responsibilities

Single point of contact with regards to the sales order intake, which includes an order confirmation before processing (ordered quantity vs available capacity and completeness of orders)
Ensure the orders can be planned in production before the given deadline. Set priority of orders for production planning. Monitor the status of the orders and share relevant information with the customers where needed. Central contact person with regards to re-prints
Executes order quality analyses, which includes collecting, analyzing and reporting detailed order management related data in an on-going effort to increase insight and improve the overall sales productivity. Provide insights and recommendations for sales management that are critical to enhance the understanding of the business and to improve (timely) decision-making
Support Sales Managers as well as the departments Supply Chain, production, Logistics, Finance and Merchandising to coordinate and integrate demand and supply planning
Participates from the own discipline in project teams on business process/operational improvement issues. Develop standardized tools, methodologies and business processes aimed at improving overall efficiency. Identifying, initiating and participating in (cross) functional projects related to order management or planning processes

Key Requirements

Bachelor degree in any discipline
Relevant professional experience in sales and merchandising in a (international) organization in (preferably) the fashion & luxury industry
1-3 years international work experience within Sales and Merchandising
Commercial background 
Local Knowledge 
(General) Supply Chain knowledge 
Proficiency in English writing skills

Key Performance Indicators

Sales volume/mix
Quality demand plan
Quality and availability of data and analyses

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications andd detailed CVs to c.azode@erecnigeria.com

Apply via :

c.azode@erecnigeria.com