Anglo American / De Beers Group
Mining And Metals
AssistantPlanner
“Assistant Planner at Anglo American / De Beers Group. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, demand planning, pricing strategy execution, stock allocation, stock rebalancing, stock planning, stock availability, inventory health, trading, supply, stock management, commercial priorities, replenishment flows, shipment planning, campaigns, photoshoots, events. Support the allocation of ”
What You'll Achieve.
maximising availability; supporting commercial success; smooth, responsive and insight‑driven stock planning process; maintain availability and balanced inventory levels; alignment with global market priorities and objectives; improve availability or reduce excess; inform potential adjustments; support effective decision‑making; anticipate availability challenges and support early mitigation; ensuring stock and demand considerations are clearly represented; support delivery prioritisation, replenishment flows, and shipment planning; align with commercial priorities; smooth, coordinated flow of product; ensuring product availability aligns with business needs and timelines; clear visibility of performance and risks; support trading, supply, and stock management decisions; collaborative approach to maximising availability and sales; continuous improvement across stock planning processes and ways of working; take full responsibility for demand planning and pricing strategy execution, ensuring alignment with business goals.; Clearly define objectives, expectations, and standards for demand forecasting and pricing initiatives.; ensure cohesive and successful execution of demand planning and pricing initiatives.
Industry & Context.
analytical and problem-solving skills; problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to take full responsibility for demand planning and pricing strategy execution, Excellent understanding of luxury retail dynamics, market trends and customer behaviour, Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, clearly defining objectives, expectations, and standards for demand forecasting and pricing initiatives, Ability to foster a collaborative environment, encouraging team members to innovate and take ownership of their work, Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships to ensure cohesive and successful execution of demand planning and pricing initiatives, Demonstrates a proactive and accountable mindset, continuously seeking and implementing innovative solutions to enhance demand forecasting and pricing strategies, Ability to work independently and as part of a team, detail-oriented with organizational skills
Nice to Have
experience with inventory management systems is a plus
What You'll Do.
Support the allocation of product across the store network in line with established stock models
helping to maintain availability and balanced inventory levels.
Assist the Manager in tracking and planning Service Levels and execute weekly
and daily when required
allocations of global stock to new and existing Stores
including special business requests
ensuring alignment with global market priorities and objectives.
Monitor stock positions by store and SKU
highlighting where adjustments or rebalancing may improve availability or reduce excess.
Contribute to the review of stock models by analysing sales trends
and store performance
providing data‑driven insight to inform potential adjustments.
Identify emerging risks such as shortages
ensuring these are raised promptly to support effective decision‑making.
Assist in assessing future supply against expected demand to anticipate availability challenges and support early mitigation.
Provide analytical input to continuity and production planning discussions
ensuring stock and demand considerations are clearly represented.
Work closely with Logistics
and Supply Chain teams to support delivery prioritisation
and shipment planning.
Help ensure stock movements align with commercial priorities and contribute to a smooth
coordinated flow of product.
Support the coordination of stock for campaigns
ensuring product availability aligns with business needs and timelines.
Maintain regular reporting on stock availability
stock model fulfilment
ensuring key stakeholders have clear visibility of performance and risks.
Produce ad‑hoc analysis to support trading
and stock management decisions.
Build effective working relationships across Supply Chain
and other partners to support a collaborative approach to maximising availability and sales.
Contribute to continuous improvement across stock planning processes and ways of working.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
close collaboration with cross‑functional teams; Build effective working relationships across Supply Chain, Logistics, regional teams, and other partners to support a collaborative approach to maximising availability and sales.; Ability to foster a collaborative environment, encouraging team members to innovate and take ownership of their work.; Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships to ensure cohesive and successful execution of demand planning and pricing initiatives.
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, clearly defining objectives, expectations, and standards for demand forecasting and pricing initiatives.; Communicate effectively to ensure alignment and understanding across teams.
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