Retail Inventory & Allocation Planner

Marc Jacobs

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Marc Jacobs in New York City seeks an Allocation Planner to join the Planning, Allocation, and Operations team. Based in SoHo headquarters, the role handles replenishment for Retail Stores and initial store allocations at season launches, plus allocation for Wholesale partners and Retail Network.

The position requires 1-2 years in a planning role, advanced Excel, strong retail math skills, and meticulous, analytical work.

Qualifications

1-2 years’ experience in planning role.
Must be able to work unsupervised (minimum 50%-time in allocation)
Advanced Excel skills
Comprehensive understanding of retail math
Strong attention to detail
Excellent analytical skills
Organized and able to multi-task

Responsibilities

Store allocation and replenishment from DC to stores daily
Determine initial allocation and replenishment quantities to maintain inventory levels and maximize service levels for stores
Propose increases and decreases to in-store inventory thresholds to upper management weekly and monthly
Work on region specific inventory and sales reporting to be used in global decisions
Evaluate sales daily and react to trends to shift inventory to maximize sales, service level and sell through
Work closely with Buying team to understand priorities and market specific needs
Report on product in dc dates and delays from factory prior to launch of each season to ensure on time launch
Action inventory allocation and release for Wholesale and Retail
Analyze daily allocations against incoming supply to strategically release pick tickets and optimize workflow to warehouse
Review and react to orders that cannot be released due to credit issues, order holds, short ship windows
Provide sales operations teams with information needed to complete weekly shipping forecast
Execute all retail order entry and maintenance