Merchandise Analyst - Store - (200003XY) UAE
Description:
The job holder's main responsibility & Accountability will be to ensure the availability of Merchandise as per Sales trends, Seasonality, Promotions, Events, Sale through & Self Space. The job holder is also responsible for Inventory health at the Store in terms of following the laid out in warding process & subsequent documentation. Also responsible for ensuring back store arrangements which will proactively ensure reduced damages & shrinkage
Replenishment &
Availability
· Responsible for ensuring optimum availability of merchandise.
· Responsible for stock turns through optimum inventory management in terms of Stock cover.
· Responsible for scheduling of Stock to Store & to shelves.
· Responsible for ensuring Productivity through monitoring & driving sale through.
· Responsible for forecasting stock requirement based on current, past sales trends.
· Responsible for following all processes & SOPs required to ensure availability.
· Responsible for planning timely availability of merchandise to maximize sales during Events, Promotions, New Launches & etc.
Inventory Process &
Hygiene
· Responsible for adherence to all Inventory related system & processes.(Like GRN, SDN, STS & etc)
· Accountable for timely clearance and documentation of Damages, Replacements & Repairs.
· Responsible for maintaining error free inventory through control checks & following procedures to correct negative inventory, perpetual counts, Stock takes & etc.
· Responsible for proper documentation of customer returns, Credit notes & other process which impact inventory.
· Responsible for review of slow moving SKUs and suggest liquidation offers & plans.
· Responsible for timely closure of all discrepancy related to shortages, Damages, Returns, Delivery & etc.
· Responsible for accuracy of billing through proactive checks of Bar codes and etc.
· Responsible for quality check of new arrival & providing feedback of the same.
· Responsible for close monitoring of SPD at SKU level &providing analytical inputs to the Sales team to maximize sale.
Back Store Management
· Responsible for ensuring proper stocking in the back store.
· Responsible for Ensuring FIFO.
· Responsible for ensuring Back store is accessible and maintained as per warehousing Guidelines.
· Ensuring all registers related to back store stock keeping are maintained.
Damages & Shrinkage
Control
· Responsible for loss prevention through restricting shrinkage & damages within the norms at store.
· Responsible for ensuring all IN WARD & OUT WARD process adherences to reduce & control technical shrinkage.
· Responsible for training in warding, sales staff in terms of product handling to control & reduce damages.
· Review & Monitor inventory through cycle counts.
· Responsible for ensuring timely damage segregation, repair & clearance.
· MA Role & Responsibility at transaction level
Delivery Efficiency:
· Review SRN from Wh and Keep the Stock on Designated place.
· Share the Excel sheet to CRM of the arrival Customer Pick up & follow up for pending SWD and DO Record.
· COD closure and Physical Product return against the CN or Refunds Mark Return /Mark cancel.
Stock Control
· ASN Summaries, Warehouse returns Records - Monitor and Audit daily.
· ASN Discrepancy Report must be enclosed with every BOL confirmed.
· System GRN to be verified against physical receiving at day end closure.
· Damage and Missing Item Report Must be kept on Monthly basis on every 25th of the month.
Inventory Accuracy
· Daily incremental negative check from system and RCA
· Drive Cycle count in line with planners
· Appraise & prevent wrong practices of GRN or POS billing to SM/IC.
· Report to planners for the adjustment and record the file updated before and after adjustment
· Damages
· Filling up the PQR Data and feedback reports.
· Review CKDN fill ratio of store
· Review SPD with Store team and drive actions on slow moving stocks or nonmoving stocks
· Prepare and plan stocks for sale period.
· Suggest possible offers that can impact of sale.
· Review 'zero sale last 30 days' and take decisions through the SM.
· Review stocks less than 5 qty and suggest offers to liquidate it.
· Stock request analysis for planners
· Report on discount stock sale on floor
· Tracking and monitoring of Cross merchandise sales
· Floor check on promotion offer running displays.
