Replenishment Analyst

WHSmith North America; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

WHSmith North America is seeking a Replenishment Analyst to secure product availability by managing inventory flow and supporting the planning team with the merchandise plan.

You will work with vendors, stores, and the planning team to optimize reorder points, lead times, and in-store availability while leveraging Aptos Analytics and Smartlook for reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with coursework in math or statistics preferred.
• 1+ years retail planning or allocation experience preferred.
• Experience with merchandising, analytics, planning, and/or allocation systems.
• Robust problem-solving, analytical, and data management skills.
• Demonstrates high standards and accountability; detail-oriented and accurate.
• Ability to work in a collaborative or independent team with tight deadlines.
• Excellent time management, prioritisation, and adaptiveness to changing demands.

Responsibilities

• Ensure management of available OTB and understand category strategy.
• Maintain in-store availability targets with reporting for various levels of granularity.
• Collaborate with planning to communicate risks and mitigate actions.
• Identify improvements to increase sales or stock turn and optimize assortments.
• Project, order, and manage core items for replenishment and allocations.
• Resolve order and invoice discrepancies with vendors and stores.
• Utilize analytical tools to prepare standard and ad hoc reports.
• Allocate merchandise by store and category to balance inventory.
• Build and maintain Allocation & Replenishment forecast models and lead times.
• Create store inventory and assortment plans with Merchandising Planners and Buyers.
• Post-launch analysis of new stores or initiatives to adjust replenishment metrics.
• Plan entrance/exit strategies for seasonal products and report risks.
• Develop relationships with vendors and field leadership for timely communication.
• Visit stores regularly to understand customer needs and replenishment outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data management

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Math/Statistics or related field

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

Power Query

Aptos Analytics

Smartlook

Job description

Working as part of a category-focused team, the Replenishment Analyst is responsible for the availability of products for our customers, by managing the timely flow of inventory through our supply chain and supporting the planning team in the delivery of the overall merchandise plan.

Job Responsibiliti

• esEnsure close management of available OTB and a good understanding of the category strategy, including new initiatives or areas of growth opportunit
• y.Accountability for category in store availability targets, ensuring that appropriate reporting is in place to understand availability opportunities at various levels of granularit
• y.Work closely with planning team to ensure that OTB / Availability risks are clearly understood and communicated with appropriate category and functional leaders – where possible recommending action to mitigate or improv
• e.Work closely with the team to identify and recommend areas of improvement to support increases in sales or stock turn, ex. Optimization of store assortments or range rationalizatio
• n.Fully manage basic/core items in terms of projecting, ordering and store replenishment such as order calculation, submission, confirmation, order maintenance, PO allocation, et
• c.Work closely with vendors, stores and internal customers to resolve order and invoice discrepancies, compliance issues, RTVs and cycle count recommendation
• s.Fully utilize analytical tools including Smartlook and Aptos Analytics to prepare standard and ad hoc reports for self and the tea
• m.Effectively allocate merchandise and balance inventory levels by store by merchandise category, identifying any issues to the flow of inventory and finding solutions or seeking support to resolv
• e.Build and maintain all Allocation & Replenishment (A&R) forecast models, seasonality curves, lead times, dynamic min/max, and vendor review schedules to effectively manage vendor on order, backstock inventory, and daily store replenishmen
• t.Build new store inventory and assortment plans in partnership with Merchandise Planners and Buyer
• s.Carry out post launch analysis of new store openings or new initiatives to ensure appropriate replenishment metrics are in place, taking remedial action if require
• d.Effectively plan and manage entrance/exit strategies of seasonal products, including sell through reporting and risk reportin
• g.Develop good working relationships with vendors and internal field leadership teams, ensuring any communication is timely, focused and supportiv
• e.Visit stores regularly to gain a full understanding of our customers and their needs and to gain firsthand perspective of the results of the planning and allocation proces

s. Job Requireme

• ntsBachelor’s degree with coursework in math or statistics prefer
• red1+ years of work experience in a retail corporate office or stores prefer
• red1+ years of experience in a retail planning or allocation role would be prefer
• redExperience with merchandising, analytics, planning, and/or allocation syst
• emsRobust problem-solving, analytical, and data management skil
• ls.Demonstrates high standards and takes accountability; detail-oriented person who takes pride in maintaining and delivering superior accura
• cy.Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and/or independently, and effectively interact with multiple levels, and with tight deadlin
• es.Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task as well as adaptable to changing demands and drive results togeth
• er.Strong communication, presentation, and people ski
• llsGood knowledge of MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with a high proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, and advanced formulas, power query a pl