Free People Allocator

Role Responsibilities

• Meeting or exceeding sales and inventory goals
• Allocating for one or more product class
• Responsible for store sales and inventory plans for assigned merchandise categories
• Analyzing sales to stock ratios and product flow management-new purchase order and back stock allocations
• Ensuring the right product is delivered to stores at the right time
• Identifying opportunities and risks, recognizing trends by product category and attribute at the individual store and store group level
• Pricing and buying analysis to place future size and color buys
• Collaborating with planning and buying to relate current store performance to impact upcoming buys
• Prepping for and participating in monthly reforecast, strategy, buy meetings, and division roll
• Communicating with distribution center as necessary
• Partnering with the visual team and participating in weekly turnover meetings
• Communicating weekly with DM’s about current business
• Collaborating with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years allocation experience
• High Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical skills measuring key retail metrics
• Strong capacity for multi-tasking with an operational mindset
• Able to prioritize and maintain a high level of accuracy completing multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong communication skills
• Open to constructive feedback
• Team-oriented & collaborative
• Organized, with a strong attention to detail

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more!

EEO Statement

We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment.