ASSISTANT MANAGER, STORE ALLOCATION

Assistant Manager, Store Allocation

Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization

Support the in-season Allocation and Trading across full price Concept Stores. Execute the initial allocations and in-season replenishment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage inventory allocation to ensure that store needs are covered by following the Channel Ranges provided by Assortment Plan teams and by providing the optimal initial volumes to achieve store sales plans
• Support weekly monitoring of KPIs and assist in the implementation of the in-season replenishment of stocks according to store performance and assortment plans
• Manage inventory flow by region, district, store, events, commercial timelines and store groups (to include store size, climate, seasonally, capacity, etc.) to capacities to hit KPIs
• Provide quantitative analysis to support planning, buying and store planning decisions both preseason and in- season to maximize opportunities for Concept stores planning
  
  

Key Relationships

• Concept Store Buying & Planning teams
• FO Buying, trading and allocation team
• Channel Visual excellence & Visual direction Teams
• Global sales & Retail operations teams
• Market retail teams
• Market supply chain & omni team
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of retail operations
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of retail math
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and familiarity with merchandising systems/applications. Advanced Excel skills required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of the business via phone, written and in-person communication
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize data, identify trends and recommend viable solutions
  
  

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university or 2 years equivalent professional experience
• Experience with Retail and/or Merchandising preferred
• Fluent in English
  
  

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