Free People Senior Allocator

Job description

Overview

Coach and train allocation team as necessary to maximize sales and profit through allocation and business analysis to achieve financial objectives.

Responsibilities

Meeting or exceeding sales and inventory goals

Allocating for one or more product class

Responsible for store sales and inventory plans for assigned merchant categories

Analyzing sales to stock ratios and product flow management-new purchase order and back stock allocations

Ensuring the right product is delivered to stores at the right time

Managing a basics business; working with the planning team to maximize size level opportunity

Preparing to line plan with style and sku count per store

Working with cross functional partners on new store assortment

Identifying opportunities and risks, recognizing trends by product category and attribute at the individual store and store group level

Partnering with planning to run size and color selling analysis to place future size and color buys

Collaborating with planning and buying to relate current store performance to impact upcoming buys

Prepping for and participating in monthly reforecast, strategy, buy meetings, and division roll

Creating and managing store plans

Communicating with distribution center as necessary

Partnering with the visual team and participating in weekly turnover meetings

Communicating weekly with DM's about current business

Collaborating with peers to ensure consistency of information, share best practices and develop systems knowledge

Profile

• 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

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field.