SAP CAR

Company: Precision Technologies

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Business Type: Enterprise

Company Type: Service

Business Model: B2B

Funding Stage: Bootstrapped

Industry: Information Technology

Salary Range: ₹ 10-60 Lacs PA

Job Description CAR Retail Planning (CAR Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning and Replenishment Planning) | Position Overview Senior Retail Planning Analyst Merchandise Planning, Assortment & Replenishment Department, Reports to Planning Manager with dotted line to Category Management

Key Responsibilities Merchandise Planning:

• Develop strategic merchandise plans aligned with financial targets and market trends and seasons
• Manage open-to-buy (OTB) planning at merchandise category level using SAP Planning for Retail
• Execute forecast-based requirements planning and monitor consumption patterns
• Analyse sales performance, margin optimization, and GMROI across product categories
• Coordinate planning process flow and define key performance indicators for future seasons

Assortment Planning

• Optimize product mix and assortment modules for specific store locations and distribution centres
• Manage article-to-store assignments through listing processes and master data generation
• Execute assortment versioning and adapt assignment periods across multiple planning versions
• Coordinate follow-on article replacements and store-specific exclusions within assortment modules
• Collaborate with category management on space allocation and presentation stock requirements

Replenishment Planning

• Execute automated replenishment planning using SAP Replenishment Planning.
• Manage dynamic and static target stock determination with safety stock optimization
• Monitor demand influencing factors (DIFs) including promotions, seasonality, and local events
• Coordinate multi-echelon replenishment (MER) between stores and distribution centres
• Generate and process purchase requisitions, stock transport orders, and purchase orders

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in SAP Retail modules (MM, SD, LE) and SAP Customer Activity Repository (CAR)
• Experience with SAP Forecasting and Replenishment or SAP Replenishment Planning solutions
• Knowledge of MRP procedures, reorder point planning, and time-phased planning