Sportscraft - Allocator

APG & Co Pty Ltd; Bayside; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off all our brands

Flexible working options – hybrid WFH

4pm Friday finishes

Birthday leave

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

APG & Co is seeking an Allocator to join Sportscraft’s Planning team. You will manage store allocations, replenishment and stock transfers while analysing sales and stock levels to optimize full-price sell-through across our online and store network.

This role partners with Planning, Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations and Logistics to ensure the right product at the right time, supporting future growth and maintaining stock availability.

Qualifications

• Data-driven mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Analytical capability to support Planning and other teams with reporting.
• Excel skills to manipulate and analyse data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage allocations and replenishment across stores, online and distribution centre.
• Analyze store sales, stock performance and inventory to maximise opportunities.
• Analyse store profiles, sizing allocations and consolidate stock for best sellers.
• Run weekly replenishment and maintain in-stock targets with planning partners.
• Prepare and communicate pricing, promotions and markdown plans to the team.

Skills

Data driven

Analytical

Excel proficiency

Education

Tertiary qualification in business/marketing/retail

Tools

Excel

Job description

APG & Co

A leader in the Australian fashion industry, APG & Co designs and manages Sportscraft, SABA and JAG. For over 50 years, APG & Co. has curated, grown and evolved these brands to be at the forefront of Australian fashion. We celebrate our history while allowing our brands to express themselves in contemporary, relevant and authentic ways.

The working environment is dynamic, professional and passionate. The mission: Bringing Style to Life. APG & Co values working as a collective, thriving on change, and playing to win. We are built to last.

Description of Role

The Allocator is part of Sportscraft’s Planning team, helping to bring seasonal planning strategies to life across our online and store network. This role manages store inventory performance through precise allocation, replenishment and stock transfers, supported by continuous analysis of sales and stock levels. Partnering closely with Planning, Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations and Logistics, the Allocator makes sure each store receives the right product at the right time, driving full-price sell-through, maintaining strong stock and size availability and reducing the risk of markdowns.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong interest in merchandise planning who is looking to build their analytical and commercial capability, with the potential to grow into a future Planning role.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of allocations and replenishment in line with planning strategies across stores, online and distribution centre.
• Analyse store level sales, stock performance and inventory levels to maximise opportunities and limit risk.
• Analyse store profiles, grading and size allocations to continue accurate stock allocations.
• Recommend store consolidations on best sellers and fragmented stock to minimise the risk of markdowns.
• Manage the opening stock packages and allocations for new store openings.
• Run key Monday reports, analysing the data to give suggestions to the planning team.
• Collate promotion and markdown lists, communicate with wider team the plans and upload pricing to AP21 system.
• Review key essential and program styles regularly to ensure we achieve our in-stock targets.
• Liaising with key external and internal stakeholders to ensure all allocation deadlines are met.Maintain delivery schedules to drive intake and allocation decisions.
• Management of Core and Seasonal stock allocations.
• Work with Planner to produce appropriate sizing ratios for seasonal use.
• Run replenishment twice weekly.
• Item registration and Purchase Order management

Knowledge & Experience

• A minimum of one year in a similar role to be considered.
• Tertiary qualifications in business / marketing / retail
• Specific experience in a high SKU department is highly desirable
• Data driven with a high attention to detail
• Analytical capability - this role requires you to be able to support the Planner and adjacent teams with reporting and detailed analysis
• Excel is yourfriendbest friend! You must be comfortable navigating Excel and using it to manipulate data
• You are passionate about our brand and products: Retail is what you love and where you want to be

Perks & Benefits

• 50% offall our brands
• Flexible workingoptions – hybrid WFH and beautiful studio/office space
• 4pm Friday finishesand true work/life balance
• Birthday leave+ monthly social events, morning teas & more
• Employee Assistance Programfor you and your family
• Paid Parental Leave