Planner: New Stores
Listing Reference: woolw_001357
Listing Status: Online
Apply By: 6 November 2025
Position Summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job Category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE Position: No
Introduction
Are you passionate about retail and ready to help new stores thrive? In this role, you will focus on making the most of trading opportunities in new stores, modernizations, and extensions. You will create accurate forecasts of what customers will want and manage inventory efficiently through the supply chain and store catalogues. Your work will follow clear guidelines to ensure everything runs smoothly and profitably.
Job Description
This position involves a variety of responsibilities to support the success of Woolworths’ new and expanding stores. Here are the key duties:
- Maximize trading opportunities within product categories for new stores and extensions, while meeting specific key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Review performance reports against scorecards and develop strategies to improve results.
- Manage projects for new store openings, modernizations, extensions, or closures to ensure they launch successfully.
- Work closely with key stakeholders, both inside and outside the company, to align goals and achieve targets for sales, product availability, and profitability in the Foods division.
- Provide insights and influence replenishment processes and important inventory controls to keep stock levels optimal.
- Offer input on product assortments and store layouts to boost sales speed and ensure profitable product availability.
- Perform detailed reporting and analysis to enhance performance, while identifying risks and opportunities for future planning.
- Build strong relationships with store teams to improve in-store processes and operations.
- Continuously improve processes and ways of working to increase efficiency and establish sustainable best practices.
Minimum Requirements
To succeed in this role, you need a mix of personal skills and professional experience. We value candidates who can work well in a dynamic team environment.
Personal Attributes:
- Strong ability to influence others and build lasting relationships with people from different teams.
- Assertive communication skills, including the ability to handle conflicts effectively.
- Team player who can collaborate well with diverse group members.
- Able to work independently without close supervision.
- Proactive mindset – you anticipate challenges and plan for them in detail.
- Excellent problem-solving skills to spot issues and suggest practical solutions.
- High attention to detail in all tasks.
- Results-oriented with the drive to meet deadlines consistently.
Technical and Functional Skills:
- Trade optimization to maximize business performance.
- Financial acumen for understanding and managing budgets.
- Value chain and supplier management expertise.
- Project management to handle multiple initiatives.
- Trend analysis to spot market patterns.
- Fostering teamwork in collaborative settings.
- Demonstrating excellent customer service.
Job Requirements:
- 3 to 5 years of planning experience in the FMCG sector.
- Experience working in stores is a plus.
- A relevant degree in Retail or a business-related field is advantageous.
- Travel will be required, and you may need to work weekends when necessary.
- Computer literacy, with strong skills in Excel.
- Comfortable working in a matrix structure, reporting to multiple leaders.
- Valid Driver’s License is essential.
About Woolworths South Africa
Woolworths South Africa (WSA) is a leading retailer offering a unique blend of food, fashion, beauty, and homeware. Our vision is to become our customers’ favorite retail brand. With over 32,000 dedicated colleagues, we are committed to turning this vision into reality through quality, innovation, value, and sustainability.
Our Group includes two omnichannel trading divisions focused on mid-to-upper income customers. WSA handles Fashion, Beauty, and Home (FBH) as well as Food businesses. We also own the Country Road Group in Australia, which includes brands like Country Road, Witchery, Trenery, Mimco, and Politix.
Financial services for WSA customers are provided through Woolworths Financial Services (WFS), a joint venture with Absa Group Limited.
Our Values
Our values are at the core of everything we do at Woolworths. They guide our decisions, actions, and interactions with each other, our customers, and suppliers. We believe in doing the right things the right way, with integrity and respect.
Our Purpose
We make the Woolies difference by living our values and purpose every day. Join us to be part of a team that transforms retail for the better.
To apply, please click on the link below. We wish you all the best with your application!
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