ALLOCATION ANALYST

Sally Beauty Supply • Plano, TX

80d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Sally Beauty Holdings, we find beauty in diversity. Our inclusivity and self-expression are what fuel our innovation and growth. You are welcome here, and you can thrive here. We find beauty in YOU. Join us. This position is hybrid, required to be onsite at Corporate on specified days, currently located in Denton, TX and relocating to Legacy West in Plano in late fall 2025.

Requirements

• College degree (BA or BS)
• 1-3 years' experience with planning at a retail or wholesale company - merchandise planning and allocation, demand planning, production planning.
• 1-2 years planning and executing projects involving multiple groups across an organization.
• Experience with retail buying or logistics preferred.
• Solid understanding of seasonal/fashion inventory management practices and procedures.
• Strong mathematical and statistical knowledge.
• Solid Excel experience.
• JDA experience would be a plus.
• Capability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that helps influence and shape future business decisions.
• Highly analytical with a sense of business curiosity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with retail buying or logistics preferred.
• JDA experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cross divisional allocation 'push' strategies and process.
• Product/seasonal merchandise for 'push' includes: promo goods, holiday product, POG changes, New Items, New/remodel stores - as well as reserve management (ecom).
• Localization: Store clustering, ethnic / demographic allocation distortions.
• Forecasting at the sku level through PO creation and follow up.
• Review and adjust system forecasts based on daily review of product movement including seasonality, industry and market trends, and probability of anticipated sales.
• Partner with multiple Buyers to manage category distortions and allocate inventory dollars effectively to drive the business with a promo ST% target of 80%+ during promo period.
• Drive consistency in sku analysis and allocation function that align with AOR goals.
• Manage the preplanning process and asset allocation to identify and drive grow / maintain / decline seasonal/push businesses.
• Develop push allocation execution strategy, aligning ST% expectations with financial goals.
• Create and manage allocation forecasts through PO creation using JDA systems and tools.
• Recognize and reconcile forecast exceptions.
• Track actuals against forecast.
• Manage new and conversion store forecasts.
• Follow up on POs from Vendor through DC and to store to ensure proper flow.
• Work with Buyers/SBUs on strategies to drive the allocation/push business.
• Work strategically with suppliers, supply chain, ecom and store partners to translate vendor commitments, supply chain capacity, stores stock levels, and marketing into plans that achieve the sales, GM and unit turnover expectation.
• Work with SBUs/ecom team to set up and maintain ecom reserves where applicable.
• Generate and analyze forecast performance reports.
• Identify store similarities and cluster stores based on analysis.
• Determine causal factors impacting forecasts and act: weather, moving seasons, etc.
• Manage new, increased footprint, decreased footprint, and end of life / profitability forecasts.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• In-house salon with complementary services
• Merchandise discount at onsite stores

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Health and Personal Care Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees