Allocation Planner

Everlane•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Everlane, we believe luxury should be as effortless as it is conscious. We partner with ethical factories, work with premium, sustainably sourced materials, and strive to leave the industry cleaner than we found it. We are actively seeking an Allocation Planner reporting to the Director of Planning to support the optimization of inventory across channels through data-driven forecasts, constant monitoring of performance for opportunity, customer focus, and cross-functional collaboration. You are a highly analytical individual who knows Excel like the back of your hand, and you enjoy building models and systems to drive accuracy and efficiency. You understand how different channels operate, and are willing to dive deep to figure out how to optimize sales and inventory turnover at the location level. You understand supply chains and the logistics of moving inventory from place to place. You are nimble enough to utilize our wealth of historical data and to test hypotheses and theoretical forecasts for unknown growth opportunities such as new store locations. You are extremely organized and can manage a detailed calendar with inflexible deadlines. You will collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Retail Operations, and Logistics, so the ability to communicate clearly and effectively across departments is critical. You will partner with merchandising to inform decisions about location assortments to maximize productivity and inventory efficiency. This is a full-time role. We are open to remote candidates who can support East Coast hours where our warehouse and retail leadership is located.

Requirements

2+ years experience in inventory planning, distribution, finance, operations, or data analytics
Advanced competency in Excel
Familiarity with inventory planning concepts and theory
Top-notch analytical, financial modeling and problem solving skills
Highly organized with a meticulous attention to detail
Ability to quickly adapt to change and new processes
Passion for retail, minimalist design and disrupting an age-old industry
Familiarity with using AI or advanced learning to automate tasks.

Responsibilities

Develop optimal inventory targets by location to maximize inventory turnover and revenue
Take action to allocate and move inventory to meet in stock and inventory turnover targets by location
Drive allocation through analytics
Support pre-season and reporting needs for all things store - cc counts, high velocity selling, stock out opportunities
Work with merchandising to inform decisions about location assortments to maximize productivity and inventory efficiency
Generate and manage weekly size-level allocations for stores
Collaborate with logistics to ensure optimal inventory flows and to manage distribution center capacity and workflow
Collaborate with logistics and store leadership on allocation and flow timing to optimize sales and store workload
Perform a variety of analyses and tasks to improve understanding of business trends and opportunities
Build tools and dashboards to streamline business processes
Daily communication and coordination with retail leadership.
Working in anaplan or other planning software.