Inventory Allocation Analyst – Data‑Driven Merch

Just Country Australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and income protection Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing reimbursement initiatives

Job summary

Just Country Australia is seeking a Merchandise Allocator to support allocation and replenishment of inventory across our store network, Ecommerce channel, product launches and trade events. Using sales, stock and demand data, you will recommend and execute initial allocations, replenishment and stock transfers within agreed parameters.

You will also analyse performance, support purchase-order size-profile decisions and continually improve allocation rules, tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills with large sales and stock datasets.
• Analytical and numerical skills to translate data into stock actions.
• Understanding of retail, merchandising, allocation and inventory management.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Commercial judgment to question stock decisions with data.
• Capability to manage multiple brands, channels and priorities.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Action-oriented with ability to move from analysis to execution.
• Continuous-improvement mindset for allocation rules and tools.
• Experience in retail allocation or inventory analysis preferred.
• Exposure to multi-store or multi-channel environments beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Determin[] initial allocations of styles, quantities and size profiles by store.
• Plan and maintain Ecommerce stock availability across launches and selling periods.
• Conduct regular replenishment reviews using sales, stock on hand, weeks of supply, sell-through and incoming POs.
• Develop size curves and PO size profiles using historical sales and current demand.
• Coordinate inter-store and store-to-Ecommerce transfers where beneficial.
• Monitor inventory performance, identify overstock/understock and stock-out risks.
• Develop opening-stock recommendations for new stores and monitor performance.
• Coordinate allocations for product launches, seasonal releases and events.
• Measure allocation performance and use results to improve decisions.
• Develop and document Excel-based allocation tools, processes and controls.
• Support improved rules and automation to scale allocation with less manual work.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Retail allocation

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Multi-brand channels

Job description

Just Country Australia is seeking a Merchandise Allocator to support allocation and replenishment of inventory across our store network, Ecommerce channel, product launches and trade events. Using sales, stock and demand data, you will recommend and execute initial allocations, replenishment and stock transfers within agreed parameters.

You will also analyse performance, support purchase-order size-profile decisions and continually improve allocation rules, tools and processes.