Spirits Allocations Analyst
Andrews Distributing•Dallas, TX
About The Position
The Spirits Allocations Analyst I manages allocated and single-barrel spirits products and orders, analyzes sales and inventory data, collaborates with internal teams and suppliers, supports allocation governance and compliance, and prepares allocation reporting and insights. The role distributes limited products across accounts, regions, territories, and sales channels in line with documented methodologies, contractual obligations, brand strategy, and regulatory requirements. It also supports accurate forecasting, transparent allocation decisions, and consistent application of allocation rules.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, or a related field.
- Two or more years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, sales finance, revenue management, demand planning, supply planning, or a similar analytics role.
- Experience with inventory or allocation planning.
- Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel experience, including VLOOKUP, advanced formulas, external data connections, PowerPivot, PowerQuery, and macros.
- Detail orientation, strong analytical and organizational skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good understanding of the sales industry.
- Proven technical aptitude and ability to learn new technologies and acquire technical skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in spirits, wine, beer, or consumer packaged goods (CPG).
- Experience working with highly allocated or luxury products.
- Previous distribution experience.
- Prior selling skills.
- Advanced communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Product Management team to set up new allocation and single-barrel allocated items.
- Communicate with Sales and local supplier teams about distribution of single-barrel items when received.
- Manage entry of allocated orders in the ERP system.
- Manage allocation models for limited and highly allocated spirits SKUs.
- Distribute products across account types, regions, territories, and retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels.
- Ensure allocations align with documented allocation methodologies, contractual obligations, brand strategy, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Analyze historical sales, depletion trends, and customer performance.
- Monitor inventory positions, inbound supply, and depletion rates, and identify risks such as over-allocation, stockouts, or misalignment.
- Partner with Sales leadership to understand account priorities.
- Coordinate with Brand and Supply Chain teams regarding supply availability and timing.
- Support Finance with allocation assumptions tied to revenue and margin forecasts.
- Clearly communicate allocation logic to internal teams and external partners.
- Maintain transparent, defensible allocation rules and documentation.
- Support audit and compliance requests, particularly for highly scrutinized allocations.
- Identify and flag exceptions or special requests, and ensure consistency across regions while allowing strategic flexibility.
- Create dashboards and reports with insights on allocation versus depletion, customer performance against allocation, inventory health and turns, and allocation exception trends and root causes.
Benefits
- Weekly pay every Friday.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid vacation and sick time.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Free beer throughout the year, or root beer for employees under 21.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
