# Senior Planner (Homeware) at takealot.com

Senior Planner (Homeware) at takealot.com in Cape Town. Posted August 31, 2026.

- Company: takealot.com
- Location: Cape Town
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/8164171
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/senior-planner-homeware-takealotcom-cz9nsp

## Description

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented **Senior Planner (Homeware)** to join our** Buying team** in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the **Head of PlanningYour responsibilities will include:**

- Oversee the In-stock function including demand planning, ordering and capacity management in line with** Homeware department strategy**.

- Deliver accurate insights and reports on a timely bases on which department managers can base commercial decisions and deliver on revenue and margin plans.

- Create sustainable In-stock systems and processes in partnership with central analytics, technical and product teams.

- Planning management to support department procurement cycles including but not limited to; seasonality, promotion planning, reaction, import purchasing & continual replenishment.

- Develop & own the bottom-up budgeting plan cycle and reviews in line with performance, margin, stock turn & departmental strategy objectives.

- Own and compile the annual retail sales budget, quarterly plan, working plan as well as on-going reforecasting at category and product levels to ensure budgets are achieved.

- Manage end to end inventory availability and inventory health including: improved in-stock rates (availability), inventory planning at categorisation, systematic forecasting, markdown and clearance provisions, return to supplier activities and warehouse space management.

- Drive process improvement and operational excellence within our supplier base by reducing costs, defects, and lead times, while increasing innovation, automation, and economies of scale.

- Drive complex business analysis that identifies opportunities to improve cost structure and profitability, focusing on continual contribution margin improvements.

- Lead a team of buying assistants; hire, manage and develop a team.

- Support the operations team in delivering a world-class customer experience – monitor and scrutinise department returns, defects and write offs, supporting the customer service team on product queries and resolving any customer complaints.

**Qualification & Experience:**

- **Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma **(Commerce, Finance, Mathematics or Economics Degree preferable).

- **Minimum 5 years Retail experience specifically in Planning.**

- Proven track record in planning, inventory management and forecasting.

- Proven track record in spend management (OTB, Margin management, mark down controls).

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude, and high proficiency creating and managing advanced models.

- Strong proficiency in using analytical tools (Microsoft Excel, SQL and statistical software).

**Attributes Required**:

- Decision making, problem assessment, analysis, ability to persuade and influence others (including management), multi-tasking, high excel proficiency, ability to work across multiple departments and multiple buyers and buying managers.

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude, and high proficiency creating and managing advanced models’ Strong proficiency in using analytical tools (Microsoft Excel, SQL and statistical software).

- Experience with process improvement techniques.

- Strong willingness to learn.

- Proven track record in planning, inventory management and forecasting.

- Proven track record in spend management (OTB; Margin management; mark down controls).

- Entrepreneurial/commercial mindset.   

**The Environment**: 

- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 

- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 

- We are short on ego and high on output. 

- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 

- We love what we do and what we are creating.

- We seek to employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind **who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind **so come and join us! 

***Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply*.**