Permanent Promotions Planner – Clicks Group Careers
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Clicks Group Careers – Promotions Planner
Promotions Planner – Clicks Group Careers
Introduction
The Promotions Planner is responsible for driving promotional and statistical forecasting accuracy across an allocated portfolio. By partnering with Merchandising, Demand Planning, and Supply Planning teams, this role ensures promotional demand aligns with merchandise plans, improves stock efficiency, and optimizes working capital. The Promotions Planner provides strategic insights through accurate, forward-looking demand forecasts, balancing customer demand with company objectives to support top-line growth, profitability, and inventory optimization.
Duties & Responsibilities
Promotional Forecasting & Demand Planning:
- Deliver accurate demand forecasts and act as the subject matter expert (SME) for promotional forecasting within the portfolio.
- Develop, review, and continuously improve promotional demand forecasts to support business targets.
- Analyse promotional performance and recommend forecast adjustments to merchandising teams.
- Maintain accurate forecast adjustments on a daily basis.
- Conduct post-promotion analysis to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement.
Inventory & Supply Collaboration:
- Partner with Supply Planning to ensure optimal inventory levels during promotional activity.
- Monitor inventory flow and future projections to support open-to-buy management.
- Support stock efficiency and working capital optimization through precise promotional forecasting.
- Identify risks and opportunities early, recommending corrective actions to mitigate risks or capture potential upside.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with Category Managers to improve promotional planning and forecasting outcomes.
- Contribute to category SIOP meetings by reviewing upcoming promotions, supplier lead times, and potential risks or opportunities.
- Ensure alignment to critical path deadlines impacting promotional forecasting.
- Support the Demand Planning team in achieving total forecasting accuracy targets through regular reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement by leveraging analytics, performance tracking, and feedback loops to refine demand planning processes and tools.
Reporting & Analysis:
- Generate promotional forecasting reports and performance insights.
- Provide clear, data-driven recommendations to support business decision-making.
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