KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Monitor sales and inventory performance and maintain replenishment systems parameters to ensure appropriate stock levels to achieve sales, inventory turnover, and gross profit margin
• Execute and provide recommendations for a distribution strategy that supports and enhances merchandise, marketing, and financial strategies.
• Recap, evaluate, and recommend seasonal performance & flow opportunities by style, class, and department
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports
• Prepare weekly delivery reports
• Prepare adhoc reports and sales analysis
• Maintain costcards, assist in preparing post season review analysis
• Maintain system data integrity, including pricing and all fields relating to reports and product data
• Manage line cards for core lines
• Allocate stock to the online business to ensure that correct product placement and adequate allocation of stock
• Maintain the Margin Report by making changes as needed including changes in style numbers, costs, RRP’s and delivery dates.
• Communicate forward delivery dates and exceptions to the AUS VM team
• Communicating with production teams on forecasts, retail pricing and delivery updates
• Ability to work cross functionally, communicating priorities and deadlines.

KEY CAPABILITIES

• Previous experience in a similar role highly advantageous, alternatively a faced paced, data entry or similar analytical role
• Demonstrated ability to understand financial measurements and how to positively execute them
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience
• Ability to analyse and interpret reports and data
• High level of attention to detail and a process improvement mentality
• Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

PURPOSE

Reporting to the Senior Planner, the Allocation Analyst is responsible for the allocation of retail stock, driving sales through the correct distribution of inventory across boutiques, concessions, clearance stores and online locations. This role is directly accountable for managing the allocation of stock and the data integrity of all retail and planning tools and reports.