Allocation Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an allocation organization and implement new tools and systems for a growing home décor business.

The Allocation Analyst is responsible for controlling inventories at the store and cluster level by department/class/SKU to ensure the department meets and exceeds sales and margin plans.

Provide analysis to the buying and planning team on product categories and make recommendations on assortments and allocation processes.

• Collaborate with buyers and planners to develop and communicate a comprehensive assortment planning and allocation strategy that aligns financial and product goals by department/class
• Manage the pre-receiving review of styles to ensure allocations to the stores are in line with the assortment and allocation plan
• Provide in-season analysis to make allocation adjustments based on individual store and cluster performance to maximize sales and inventory productivity
• Hindsight post-season performance of sales, sell through, and profitability by store and cluster to assist merchant, planning, and sourcing partners on buy quantification and case pack guardrails for future seasons
• Review basket analysis and rate of sale by product type to determine store minimum allocation quantities
• Support the successful implementation of new systems and processes
• Establish volume groups by class and product category for assortment planning and allocation purposes