Assistant Merchandise Planner
Tesco
Total years of experience :13 years, 11 Months
Merchandise Planning and Stock Controller for Tesco’s Global Operations. Responsibilities included:
• Ensuring Right Products are there at Right store in Right Quantities.
• Planning Product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers.
• Preparing Dept wise and Store wise Financial Reports(Revenue Recognition) to showcase the Total sales, Profits and losses if any.
• Forecasting Profit and sales, and optimizing the sales volume and profitability of category.
• Preparing the Supplier Performance Report to monitor the performance of suppliers and to take necessary decisions if required
• Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current seasons lines.
• Preparing Warehouse Stock report and Allocation Plans to ensure accurate replenishment of stock to stores.
• Ordering Stock and sending out Quotes and Purchase Orders to Suppliers.
• Monitoring and Forecasting Sales and Profits for each Product and Preparing Top 25 Articles to ensure the best sellers are always in Store.
• Monitoring slow sellers and taking action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary.
• Ensuring optimum availability at ware house without leading to shortage or overstocking.
• Liaising with Suppliers, buyers and Distributors to ensure smooth flow of Operations
• Performing GAP Analysis and Inventory Control based on forecast for the season.
• Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise.
• Training and development of new joiners and Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures to be followed.
Order Management and Revenue recognition for Oracle’s Global Operations. Responsibilities included:
• Processing Global orders via various Oracle Financial applications; generating Month end, Productivity and Time card reports etc.
• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
• Following up the orders with suppliers. Ensuring the products are delivered on time by suppliers.
• Responsible for escalations resolution and general queries of the stakeholders as well as process related queries within team
• Prepare, maintain and review the purchasing files, reports and price lists.
• Used Six Sigma tools to ensure zero errors in the team and actively involved in process improvement alongside Top Management.
I am certified six sigma green belt professional with 85 score