Senior Allocator: Drive Store Sales & Inventory Strategy

FP Movement; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Free People is seeking a Senior Allocator to coach and support the allocation team, maximizing sales and profitability through allocation and business analysis to meet financial objectives.

You will lead store-level allocation planning, analyze sales-to-stock ratios, collaborate with planning, buying and distribution, and participate in monthly reforecasts and strategy meetings to optimize assortment and inventory across stores.

Qualifications

• Strong statistical analysis skills.
• Excellent organizational, prioritizing and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Works well in teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Meet/exceed sales and inventory goals.
• Allocate for one or more product classes.
• Develop store sales and inventory plans for assigned categories.
• Analyze sales-to-stock ratios and manage product flow.
• Ensure the right product is delivered to stores at the right time.
• Collaborate with planning to maximize size level opportunities.
• Prepare line plans with style and SKU counts per store.
• Work with cross-functional partners on new store assortment.
• Identify opportunities/risks and trends by product category/store.
• Run size/color selling analyses to guide future buys.
• Coordinate with planning/buying to link performance to upcoming buys.
• Participate in monthly re-forecasts, strategy, and buy meetings.
• Create and manage store plans and communicate with distribution.
• Collaborate with visual team and weekly turnover meetings.
• Provide weekly business updates to DMs and peers.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Free People is seeking a Senior Allocator to coach and support the allocation team, maximizing sales and profitability through allocation and business analysis to meet financial objectives.

You will lead store-level allocation planning, analyze sales-to-stock ratios, collaborate with planning, buying and distribution, and participate in monthly reforecasts and strategy meetings to optimize assortment and inventory across stores.