Experienced and resourceful Planning Manager with management experience and the passion, creativity, and professionalism needed to support and drive business units. Eager to overcome challenges and seeks to enhance professional experience. Through dedication and efficiency, has earned a reputation as a team-player who offers a pro-active approach and is known to be strategic, highly organized and results driven. I offer a unique mix of skills centered around merchandise planning, gained through various high level project implementations across the Mr Price Group. I have a knowledge base across Merchandise Planning, International Planning, Location Planning, Business Process Design, Project Management, Training and Development and Supply Chain.My current role is as a Planning Manager for MR PRICE HOME based in Durban, South Africa. The purpose of my current role is to develop and implement business processes to enable multi-channel growth across multiple territories. Develop strategies, investigate, propose and implement solutions, including resources and structures, ensuring the current and improved process is aligned with current merchant, supply chain and location planning functions.Implement merchandise planning, locational planning and supply chain structures and solutions to maximise trade opportunities across multiple territories.My previous role was as a Merchant-Planning Business Subject Matter Expert / Business Analyst representing the general merchandise divisions, working as part of the project team to implement a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Oracle Cloud Solution (Oracle 19 SAAS) system for the Mr Price Group. After the successful implementation of the Oracle ERP, I then worked on implementing a Demand and Forecasting solution (Blue Yonder previously JDA) into the MR Price Home division. I also held the position of Trade Planning Manager for Clothing, Beauty & Homeware at Woolworths based in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the role was to lead and support the Trading Groups, Marketing and Retail with the strategic development and implementation of the trade plan. Develop, co-ordinate (content & timelines) and effectively communicate promotional activities and other trading activities for the Clothing and GM Group and pre/post these events to provide detailed commercial analysis to ensure continuous learning & improvement.I work well and competently under stress while taking pressure from my superiors.Entrepreneurial mentality, self-motivated and dependable.I possess excellent communication skills.