Merchandise Allocator - Temp

Kendra Scott•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Merchandise Allocator is a professional member of the Allocation team and reports to the Manager of Allocation. This temporary position is responsible for maintaining appropriate stock levels and driving allocation strategy across a multichannel organization, supporting company initiatives and financial goals. Responsibilities apply to the specific categories owned.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in an allocations or replenishment role for a multi-store organization; corporate retail experience is required.
Four-year college degree required.
Proficient in Excel, including the ability to build tools for business analysis that drive results.
Strong analytical skills and proficiency in retail math and inventory management.
Strong organizational skills, multitasking ability, and follow-up in a fast-paced environment.
Detail-oriented with a strong quantitative background.
Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely.
Demonstrated experience contributing as part of a larger team.
Self-starter able to learn new programs and processes quickly.
Flexible, motivated, and positive approach to challenges.

Responsibilities

Analyze sales trends and develop weekly inventory forecasts for retail locations and ecommerce, maintaining target weeks of supply and in-stock levels for current and core products.
Own the system replenishment module, including selling profiles and minimum/maximum inventory levels; upload replenishment orders for the Distribution Center.
Monitor global inventory, including omnichannel needs, and identify and communicate risks, opportunities, and business impacts.
Partner with Production and Transportation to prioritize incoming orders according to business needs.
Manage ecommerce inventory across fulfillment locations, aligning SKU breadth and depth with demand and fulfillment targets.
Allocate new product launches strategically based on channel, store, and regional trends while supporting inventory turns and visual merchandising.
Support promotional planning by analyzing KPIs and forecasting inventory needs across Direct to Consumer and omnichannel channels; report real-time promotion results to partners.
Collaborate with Retail and Marketing on special events and customer requests.
Develop new-store inventory sets with Merchandising, using comparable stores and style performance to determine product levels and coordinating execution with the Distribution Center.
Evaluate retail volume tiers and localized store groups twice a year, align on changes, and lead the update process.
Provide weekly reporting on key current and core product metrics by store, region, and volume tier; identify and communicate risks and opportunities.
Execute quarterly inventory rebalances and communicate strategy and execution details to partners.
Identify assortment opportunities by store, including color, classification, and price point.
Collaborate with Planning on distribution strategy to support buy strategy and priority items.
Partner with Merchandising, Planning, and Visual teams to ensure key items are available in stores and launch allocations support proposed floor sets.
Build cross-channel and cross-functional relationships with the Distribution Center, Retail leadership, Ecommerce, and Marketing.
Communicate proactively with Retail Operations about replenishment, launch allocations, and event support, including sales goals, space constraints, timing risks, and strategy changes.
Monitor products featured in customer-facing messaging, confirm inventory with Marketing and Creative, and recommend alternatives when needed.
Share district- and store-level trends with cross-functional teams and recommend actions to drive the business.
Coordinate corporate event and affiliate inventory requests, creating orders and working with the Distribution Center to meet requested delivery dates.