Outlet Planning & Allocation Specialist

Burberry; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in New York seeks a Planning professional to manage allocation, forecasting, inventory and performance analysis for the Americas Outlet channel, including the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

The role partners closely with Planning, Merchandising, Operations, Visual Merchandising, Regional Finance, Customer Operations, field teams and Central Planning to drive profitable growth and optimize stock across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Three to four years of allocation and planning experience, including Open-to-Buy management.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Strong knowledge of retail mathematics and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex formulas.
• Experience with SAP and allocation systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report business performance at the channel, division, store, style, and size levels to provide a consistent view of regional performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity.
• Use the Board A&R system to manage replenishment for Made for Outlet products and create manual inventory pushes when required.
• Optimize store-level allocations based on customer profiles and inventory strategies, including category mix and the ageing profile of the assortment.
• Identify sales opportunities and risks on key items through performance analysis and forecasting; recommend actions including top-ups, consolidations, markdowns, and alternative liquidation within financial goals.
• Partner with the Planning Manager to support the monthly Outlet Open-to-Buy (OTB) process, including forecasts for sales, margin, discount, and inventory.
• Develop monthly forecasts for Made for Outlet products, provide input to forecasts for centrally managed replenishment items, and partner with Merchandising on quarterly buys.
• Develop seasonal inventory liquidation strategies, including markdowns and promotions.
• Maintain the special-order assortment as needed, and recommend product additions and price changes that support financial goals.
• Partner closely with Merchandising, Operations, Visual Merchandising, Regional Finance, and Central Planning to align on Made for Outlet strategy, product priorities, deliveries, and capacity constraints affecting vendors and stores.
• Communicate current business trends and opportunities to field teams and stores, helping them proactively drive future performance and fulfill special orders and requests.
• Responsible for NSS process, including ensuring legal compliance.

Skills

Allocation planning

Open-to-Buy

Forecasting

Retail math

Advanced Excel

SAP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Board A&R system

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Burberry in New York seeks a Planning professional to manage allocation, forecasting, inventory and performance analysis for the Americas Outlet channel, including the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

The role partners closely with Planning, Merchandising, Operations, Visual Merchandising, Regional Finance, Customer Operations, field teams and Central Planning to drive profitable growth and optimize stock across multiple markets.