Planner & Allocator

Responsibilities

• Manage overall store inventory levels based on sales, seasonality, store capacity, and input from retail leadership.
• Analyze sales patterns to develop and maintain SKU-level preferred stock levels for each of our 7 retail locations.
• Devise and execute store-level initial allocation and replenishment plans for new collections.
• Develop strong relationships with the retail team as well as other cross-functional teams to drive business results.
• Report on sell-through rates and ASPs (Average Selling Price) for seasonal and innovation products, providing insight on sales tactics performance.
• Actualize and maintain retail and e-commerce forecasts for core items, taking into consideration recent forecast accuracy results to help with future planning.
• Assist in new seasonal collection projection, post-mortem/hindsight, and ad hoc reports and analyses.
• Support with daily reporting on shipped and open e-commerce, Amazon, and VDF (Vendor Direct Fulfillment) orders.
• Publish weekly retail and e-commerce sales reports with key information like top sellers, sell-through rates, and week-over-week changes.
• Partner with the retail team on monthly orders for branded supplies like ribbons, shopping bags, and candy samples.
• Actively recommend changes and/or enhancements to current procedures and systems for both planning and allocation functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of industry experience
• Experience with NetSuite ERP preferred
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive problem solver with a positive, can-do attitude