senior allocator

Randstad • San Francisco, CA

434d • $104,000 - $108,160

About The Position

As a Senior Allocator, you will play a crucial role in the Merchandise Planning team, ensuring that inventory is allocated effectively to stores to optimize sales and maintain stock levels. This position involves managing product allocations, overseeing replenishments, and adapting strategies based on sales trends. You will collaborate with various teams to align inventory strategies with brand goals and will report directly to the Director of North American Planning.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in inventory management, preferably in the apparel industry.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in retail management
• Knowledge of SKU demands
• Familiarity with reporting and analysis in inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with planning and merchandising to develop assortment financial plans to best position individual store needs and create an appropriate distribution strategy.
• Translate seasonal buy plans and distribution strategies into weekly store allocations to maximize sell-through while maintaining inventory health.
• Fulfill demand through stock-to-sales analysis and Sell-out trend while following store specific capacities and operating within replenishment budget.
• In-season, respond to SKU demand insights by door through rigorous size analysis.
• Build stock build-up for upcoming peak periods/lower trading periods aligning within in-season distribution strategy.
• Provide weekly fill rate reporting and adjust flows.
• Hindsight the outcome of replenishment orders to ensure accurate shipments to store and minimize workload in-store.
• Help with model stock management and model stock revisions.
• Create stock plans to support new store floor plans/sets.
• Visits stores monthly to review presentation, inventory levels and assess individual store needs and keep open lines of communication with the field teams.
• Coordinate between planning, merchandising, store operations, supply chain and DDC to ensure agreement and execution of agreed upon plans.
• Post-season, recap and assess store performance based on the development of distribution plans, and report essential market hindsight's best practices.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401K contribution
• Incentive and recognition program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree