Allocator

Seasalt; Falmouth; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £25,700 (Band 1)

34 days annual leave

50% employee discount

Flexible benefits allowance

Private Medical Scheme

Pension with 7% employer contributions

Life assurance

Two volunteering days per year

Hybrid working

Learning and Development

Job summary

Seasalt is seeking an Allocator to ensure stock is correctly allocated across stores, online, wholesale and partner networks. You will work with Channel Merchandisers and assistants to balance stock, manage replenishment, and support wholesale dispatch from Seasalt Head Office in Cornwall.

The role is full‑time and based at Head Office with 40% on‑site in Cornwall and remaining days remote within the UK, offering hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in stock allocation and replenishment.
• Strong numerical and data analysis skills.
• Proficient in Excel and MS Office.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Allocating Wholesale stock to stores and partners and preparing initial allocations.
• Maintaining replenishment for stores and partners in line with trade.
• Balancing stock across stores, channels and warehouses to meet online and wholesale demand.
• Releasing sales orders for wholesale dispatch and resolving issues affecting fulfilment.
• Collaborating with Channel Merchandisers and cross‑functional teams to forecast and plan.

Skills

Numerate

Excel proficient

Analytical thinking

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Organised

Deadline driven

Self development

Data interpretation

Tools

Fresh Service

Microsoft Office

Job description

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we’ve grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint.

As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers “Best Place to Work” and CIPD’s “Best Recognition Programme”, we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long-term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.

As an Allocator, you’ll collaborate closely with our Channel Merchandisers and Assistant Channel Merchandisers to make sure the right stock is in the right place at the right time -across channels, partners, warehouses, and stores - to meet sales demand and achieve targets.

Pleasenote that thisis a full-time, permanentrole which is based in our Head Office in Cornwall for 40% of the working week with the remaining days based remotely within the UK.

You’ll help us by:

• Actioning pricing changes for promos and further reductions of clearance stock.
• Seasonal system administration and maintenance.
• Answering and actioning any price/promo related queries through Fresh Service system.
• Establishing and building relationships within the immediate team and across Product, Retail, Online, Warehouse and Partner teams, sharing knowledge and best practice where necessary.
• Preparing initial allocations for our retail and clearance stores and partners.
• Maintaining effective replenishment for our stores and partners in line with trade, from both a product and store perspective.
• Carrying out any operational tasks to ensure systems are accurate and complete in time for wholesale stock dispatch.
• Releasing sales orders for wholesale customers for pick and dispatch in line with the order book to achieve sales targets; raising and resolving any issues that arise that may impact order fulfilment.
• Allocating Wholesale SMS samples to agents within required timeframes.
• Balancing stock between stores, channels and warehouses, ensuring that stock is well-managed and satisfies demand for online sales and wholesale orders.
• Understanding category performance by store and key styles, proposing opportunities.
• Being aware of the local market level risks and opportunities, using this knowledge to shape immediate actions and longer-term plans.
• Supporting the Channel Merchandising team with store queries, preparing and analysing weekly trade figures, forecasting and ad-hoc tasks where required.

The skills you’ll be sharing with the team:

• Highly numerate, able to work with numbers, analyse and report back on data.
• Good working knowledge and skills within Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Problem solving skills.
• Strong commercial aptitude.
• Great communication skills.
• Well organised with effective prioritisation.
• Ability to work toward deadlines.
• Seeks to manage and develop self.

Why we hope you’ll love working with us:

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.

As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

• Salary: £25,700 (Band 1)
• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Attractive 50% employee discount
• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
• Life assurance programme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities
• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion Network
• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub

At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people – they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seaslt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives -diversity of thought helps us to grow –

Closing date for applications is 10th November 2026,however our roles can close earlier so we would recommend applying as soon as you are able.

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