Strategic Inventory Allocator for Retail & eCommerce

VF Corp.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

VF Corp. in Singapore seeks an Associate Allocator to partner with Planning, Buying, Retail Operations, and Operations teams to optimize seasonal allocation and replenishment across stores and eCommerce.

You will develop inventory strategies, monitor stock levels, and coordinate transfers, ensuring product availability and profitable inventory productivity while supporting new store openings and launches.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in retail, inventory allocation, replenishment, merchandise planning, or inventory management.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret sales, inventory, and product performance data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with large datasets and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain seasonal allocation plans for all seasonal product assortments, allocating inventory at size level across stores and digital channels based on launch strategies, store profiles, and business requirements.
• Build allocation strategies that optimize product availability while considering store layout, display requirements, stockholding capacity, and inventory productivity goals.
• Execute weekly replenishment activities by analyzing sales performance, inventory levels, incoming receipts, and logistics delivery schedules to ensure optimal stock availability.
• Monitor inventory performance across stores and eCommerce channels, identifying opportunities to improve availability, sell-through, and inventory efficiency.
• Coordinate inventory balancing activities, including store-to-store transfers and inventory consolidations, to maximize inventory productivity and reduce excess stock exposure.
• Support new store openings, relocations, and store refresh initiatives by planning and allocating inventory to ensure launch readiness.
• Track product arrivals and inventory movements, partnering with supply chain and operations teams to ensure timely stock receipt and availability.
• Support cross-distribution center inventory transfers to ensure inventory is positioned effectively across markets and channels.
• Analyze sales trends, stock levels, size performance, and inventory ageing to identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions to improve business results.
• Partner closely with Planning, Buying, Retail Operations, and Marketplace teams to align allocation decisions with seasonal business objectives and consumer demand.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and execute inventory management processes within SAP and supporting systems.
• Prepare and share regular inventory performance updates, highlighting availability risks, replenishment opportunities, and inventory productivity insights.
• Continuously evaluate and improve allocation processes, reporting tools, and ways of working to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

VF Corp. in Singapore seeks an Associate Allocator to partner with Planning, Buying, Retail Operations, and Operations teams to optimize seasonal allocation and replenishment across stores and eCommerce.

You will develop inventory strategies, monitor stock levels, and coordinate transfers, ensuring product availability and profitable inventory productivity while supporting new store openings and launches.