Online Planner

About this role

TFG, a South African retail group, is looking for an Online Planner in the Western Cape. The role is about getting the right stock to online customers at the right time, while keeping margin and inventory investment in balance.

What you’ll do

• Work towards agreed online sales, stock, margin and profit targets, and flag risks and opportunities in daily and weekly trading.
• Review how campaigns and promotions performed and use the results to improve commercial outcomes.
• Build and maintain sales, stock, intake and demand forecasts, including seasonal planning and budgeting input.
• Turn merchandise strategy into practical online plans and keep improving forecast accuracy.
• Manage stock investment, stock cover, stock turn and availability, and support markdown and clearance plans.
• Work with Supply Chain, Buying, Merchandise Planning, E-commerce and Marketing teams to improve stock flow and fulfilment.
• Create dashboards and management reports, and share insights on customer demand and online performance.
• Look for ways to automate processes and improve how the team works.

What you need

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Commerce, Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Statistics, Analytics or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in merchandise planning, online planning, retail planning or retail analytics.
• Experience in forecasting, inventory management and commercial performance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, Pivot Tables and XLOOKUP.
• Working knowledge of Power BI and other business intelligence tools.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to build commercial models.
• Advantageous: fashion, apparel or omnichannel retail experience.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a planner who enjoys numbers and turning data into clear decisions. You should be comfortable working across buying, marketing and supply chain teams, and happy to be held to measurable targets.

Tips before you apply

• Have your qualification certificates and a current CV ready to upload.
• Show specific examples of forecasts, stock plans or reports you built, with the results they delivered.
• List the Excel, Power Query and Power BI work you have done, and say how often you used each tool.