Allocator

Signet Jewelers; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Jewelers in the UK is seeking an Allocator to join our Merchandise Planning team in Watford. You’ll help ensure stock flows smoothly from suppliers to stores, keeping the right products available to meet demand and drive sales across our brands.

We’re looking for someone who is highly organized, numerically strong and comfortable handling data. You’ll collaborate with Buying, Logistics and Store teams in a fast-paced retail environment, with hybrid working in Watford.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational abilities with strong numerical focus.
• Ability to interpret data and translate into actions.
• Experience communicating with colleagues at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage and authorise stock call-offs from suppliers into the warehouse using B2B systems.
• Manage stock orders to maximise sales while supporting stock targets.
• Propose, place and maintain orders to achieve target service levels.
• Monitor store stock levels and optimise them in line with plans.
• Support the setup of stock packs for new stores.
• Implement price changes when required.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers.
• Respond to store requests and queries quickly and effectively.
• Maintain accurate departmental data, systems and files.
• Prepare data and support regular reporting requirements.
• Provide administrative support to the Merchandise Planning team.
• Collaborate with Buying, Logistics, Stores, E‑Commerce and Visual Merchandising teams.
• Ensure activities align with Go To Market deadlines and policies.
• Develop understanding of relevant processes and Competition Act requirements.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Numerical & analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

PC-based systems

Adaptability

Education

Degree-level education

Tools

B2B systems

Job description

Are you organised, analytical and passionate about getting the right products to the right place at the right time?

We’re looking for an Allocator to join our Merchandise Planning team at Signet Jewelers. Working alongside our Buying and Merchandise Planning teams, you’ll play an important role in making sure our stores have the right stock available to meet customer demand and support our sales and commercial targets.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems and making decisions that have a real impact across our retail business.

What you’ll be doing

As an Allocator, you’ll help manage the flow of stock from our suppliers through to our stores, ensuring products are available where and when they are needed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and authorising stock call-offs from suppliers into our warehouse using our B2B systems.
• Managing stock orders to maximise sales while supporting stock targets.
• Proposing, placing and maintaining orders to achieve target service levels.
• Monitoring store stock levels and ensuring they are optimised in line with agreed plans.
• Supporting the set-up of stock packs for new stores.
• Implementing price changes when required.
• Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with suppliers.
• Responding to store requests and queries quickly and effectively.
• Maintaining accurate departmental data, systems and files.
• Preparing data and supporting regular reporting requirements.
• Providing administrative support to the wider Merchandise Planning team.
• Working closely with Buying, Logistics, Stores, E-Commerce and Visual Merchandising teams.
• Ensuring all activities are completed in line with our Go To Market process and key deadlines.
• Developing a good understanding of relevant processes, policies and Competition Act requirements.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is naturally organised, commercially aware and enjoys working with data.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• The ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Confidence using PC-based systems and a willingness to learn new systems.
• A flexible approach and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• A basic understanding of merchandising and how stock impacts a retail business.
• Retail experience would be desirable, as would degree-level education, but we’re equally interested in your skills, experience and potential.

At Signet Jewelers, you’ll be part of a business behind some of the UK's best-known jewellery brands, including H. Samuel and Ernest Jones.

You’ll work in a collaborative Merchandise Planning environment where your decisions directly contribute to our stores, our customers and our commercial performance.

If you're looking for a role where you can develop your merchandising, analytical and commercial skills within a fast-paced retail environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Location: Watford / Hybrid

Reporting to: Merchandise Planner