Senior Merchandise Allocator

Buck Mason; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Buck Mason in Los Angeles seeks a Sr. Merchandise Allocator to own inventory flow across 50+ retail locations, translating planning strategies into precise store-level decisions that drive sell-through and protect in-stocks.

This role blends analytical rigor with merchandising instinct, requiring 1-3 years in allocation/planning, advanced Excel, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize distribution and support the brand's growth.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in allocation, replenishment, or merchandise planning.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with allocation or planning systems.
• Highly analytical with strong merchant instincts and a sharp eye for the story behind the numbers.
• Excellent communicator of inventory strategies, analysis, and recommendations across teams.
• Proven ability to manage inventory across multiple locations at scale.
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent understanding of American vintage and contemporary apparel a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run the allocation, replenishment, and consolidation strategy across all of our retail locations, balancing store capacity, regional demand, and sales trends through Domo, our allocation system.
• Monitor and maintain size-level in-stocks on our core program, ensuring every store stays above minimum levels, every week.
• Analyze store performance and selling trends at the store, style, and size level to identify risks and opportunities, and act on them quickly.
• Manage store-to-store transfers and consolidations to maximize sell-through across the fleet.
• Lead inventory builds for new store openings, remodels, and special retail projects from concept through execution.
• Create and maintain allocation parameters, store grades, and min/max settings so the system scales with the business.
• Partner cross-functionally with merchandising, planning, distribution, and retail management to ensure consistency from concept through customer experience.
• Contribute to seasonal hindsight and help refine allocation strategies as Buck Mason grow.

Skills

Allocation experience

Advanced Excel

Analytical mindset

Communication

Inventory management

Detail-oriented

Fast-paced environment

Brand knowledge: vintage apparel

Tools

Domo

Allocation/planning systems

Job description

We are looking for a Sr. Merchandise Allocator. The perfect candidate will own and operate the flow of inventory across Buck Mason's 50+ retail locations, ensuring the right product lands in the right store at the right time and depth. This role is responsible for translating merchandising and planning strategies into precise, store-level allocation decisions that drive sell-through, protect core in-stocks, and support the brand's continued retail growth. The ideal candidate is both highly analytical and a hands-on operator who knows how to balance data-driven rigor with merchandising instincts.

Responsibilities

• Run the allocation, replenishment, and consolidation strategy across all of our retail locations, balancing store capacity, regional demand, and sales trends through Domo, our allocation system
• Monitor and maintain size-level in-stocks on our core program, ensuring every store stays above minimum levels, every week
• Analyze store performance and selling trends at the store, style, and size level to identify risks and opportunities, and act on them quickly
• Manage store-to-store transfers and consolidations to maximize sell-through across the fleet
• Lead inventory builds for new store openings, remodels, and special retail projects from concept through execution
• Create and maintain allocation parameters, store grades, and min/max settings so the system scales with the business
• Partner cross-functionally with merchandising, planning, distribution, and retail management to ensure consistency from concept through customer experience
• Contribute to seasonal hindsight and help refine allocation strategies as Buck Mason grow

Required Skills

• 1-3 years of experience in allocation, replenishment, or merchandise planning, preferably in apparel or specialty retail
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with allocation or planning systems
• Highly analytical with strong merchant instincts and a sharp eye for the story behind the numbers
• Excellent communicator of inventory strategies, analysis, and recommendations across teams
• Proven ability to manage inventory across multiple locations at scale
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent understanding of American vintage and contemporary apparel a plus

Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford, Buck Mason makes simplified clothing for the modern man.

At the heart of everything we do is the unclouded California ethos of quality, restraint, and integrity. We take iconic pieces and reconstruct them in hard-wearing fabrics, with timeless details, and the perfect fit.

Our goal is to offer fashion that is less complicated, building pared-down essentials that live beyond a single season.

With its corporate offices headquartered in Los Angeles, Buck Mason's retail footprint extends from sea to sea, through e-commerce and brick-and-mortar locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Brooklyn, and more.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Here at Buck Mason, we're all about transparency and fairness, especially when it comes to compensation. While the base salary range for this role is $80,000-$95,000, your total compensation package may include bonuses and other perks tailored to your role.